# Stacy Garrity

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## Timeline

- **2026-11-03**: U.S. midterm elections — Data center policy becomes a battleground issue as voters head to the polls.
- **2026-08-22**: New poll shows 75% opposition — Heatmap Pro data shows a 33-point surge in opposition to nearby data centers, and the story spreads across national outlets.
- **2026-08-18**: Pennsylvania adds data center permit conditions — Gov. Josh Shapiro announces data center projects will no longer receive priority construction permitting or tax exemptions unless they pay full electricity costs, limit water use, and conduct community outreach.
- **2026-08-18**: Texas Democratic challenger airs rural TV ad — Gina Hinojosa releases a TV ad in rural markets accusing Gov. Greg Abbott of selling out residents to data center executives and companies.
- **2026-08-18**: Shapiro signs executive order on data center restrictions — The Pennsylvania governor imposes new requirements on data center development, citing resident concerns.
- **2025**: Poll shows 42% opposition to nearby data centers — Heatmap Pro records a much lower level of public opposition before the rapid AI buildout intensifies local concerns.
- **2025**: Shapiro announces two major data center projects — Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro publicly supports data center development, touting investment and jobs.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### 75% opposition sparks data center restrictions, local-control legal fights
2026-08-22 15:45:38 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 3

Pennsylvania's executive order and Wisconsin's local-control clash signal a new wave of data center regulation. Legal professionals must track state preemption questions, permitting risk, and campaign rhetoric shaping 2026 lawmaking.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/legal-data-center-campaign-liability

### New PA data center standards test tax exemption law after TX $1B break threat
2026-08-18 20:36:32 · Sentiment: Negative · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 3

Regulatory and legal teams must track new conditional permitting standards in Pennsylvania and Abbott's promised Texas legislative agenda aimed at data center regulation.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/data-center-standards-legal-regulatory-pa-tx

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