Moratoriums, a mugshot and tax breaks. Catch up on Kentucky data center news.
Kentucky’s data center debate is accelerating, with new moratoriums, major proposed projects and growing scrutiny over potentially billions of dollars in tax breaks.
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A county’s data center moratorium doesn’t include a small city considering huge project
A proposed hyperscale data center could bring millions in tax revenue to Burgin and its schools, but newly obtained records reveal the project could also require up to 1.3 gigawatts of power.
The Supreme Court has a message for Kentucky on surveillance: Get a warrant
Kentucky’s new license plate camera law limits some use of surveillance data but does not require police to obtain a warrant before accessing historical location data, raising constitutional concerns following a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling.
A mugshot turns a Kentucky data center dispute personal between an activist and a developer
In a Thursday phone interview with the Lantern, the developer said he had subsequently apologized to the woman and that his intent “was not to intimidate.”
ICE to outfit agents with electric shock gloves from KY company in $20 million no-bid contract
The devices the department is seeking are called “G.L.O.V.E,” which stands for Generated Low Output Voltage Emitter.
KY lawmakers move ahead with expanded bobcat hunting despite population concerns
The proposed regulations from the wildlife management agency would expand the bag limit.
When the last reporter leaves: Kentucky’s spreading news desert
A 2025 landscape study commissioned by the Appalachia Funders Network found that where the average American county has 2.5 news outlets, rural Central Appalachian counties have 1.2.
State of the race: GOP backs Comer for Kentucky governor as Dems must choose Beshear allies
Comer previously ran for governor in 2015 after serving as agriculture commissioner.
Kentucky is still not building enough homes to bridge housing gap, says state housing director
To close the housing supply gap entirely by 2035, one leader said, Kentucky builders would have to roughly double their current rate of construction by building 28,712 units a year.