NEBRASKA GOVERNOR JIM PILLEN HAS SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO END TAXPAYER SUBSIDIES OF LARGE-SCALE DATA CENTERS IN NEBRASKA.
THE ORDER SUSPENDS THE AWARD OF TAX INCENTIVES BY THE STATE AND WILL STIPULATE THE CREATION OF A TASK FORCE TO PROPOSE ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS OF THE STATE’S NATURAL RESOURCES FROM DATA CENTER USE:
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PILLENDATA1 OC……FOR ANY OF THAT PROCESS. :15
IN 2024, LEGISLATION WAS INTRODUCED ON HIS BEHALF TO STOP INCENTIVIZING THE BUILDING OF DATA CENTERS IN NEBRASKA:
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PILLENDATA2 OC……….IF WE DON’T TAKE ACTION. :22
PILLEN HASN’T NAMED WHO WILL BE ON THE DATA CENTER TASK FORCE, BUT SAYS HE HAS RECEIVED INQUIRIES BY SOME SAYING THEY WOULD LIKE TO SERVE ON IT
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PILLENDATA3 OC………SIZE THAT’S MANAGEABLE. :23
PILLEN WAS JOINED BY SEVERAL STATE SENATORS IN SUPPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE ORDER.
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