States are handing data centers billions in tax breaks while promising jobs and growth. Weak transparency makes it hard to know what communities are getting in return. Join us to discuss how states can protect public budgets, jobs, and essential services. join.climate-xchange.org/a/state-poli...

We're joining Florida State Rep. @AnnaForFlorida at a town hall Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. ET. Discover how data centers and AI impact your community, where local and state moratoriums stand, and how you can take action today. Register: bit.ly/eskatownhall

Data Center Virtual Town Hall with Rep. Dr. Eskamani and More! · Anna For Florida

**Join State House Representative Dr. Anna V. Eskamani, Kasia Tarczynska of Good Jobs First, Katie Thomas of We Build Progress, and more on Monday, October 12th from 8:00pm - 9:00pm for a Virtual Town...

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Arizona's data center sales tax break cost residents $38.5 million in FY 25, up from $19.4 million the year before. That’s a 98% increase in one year. And that number could spike. 1/2 🧾: Tax Expenditure Reports

Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s new executive order adds accountability standards for data center development. But it leaves intact the industry’s biggest and costliest taxpayer benefit, which cost state and local governments > $1.9 billion in FY 2025. goodjobsfirst.org/virginia-dat...

NYC just announced its largest settlement to date: $131m from DoorDash for underpaying or failing to pay its drivers. State and local wage enforcement has now surpassed that of the federal WHD by more than ten-fold. States must continue to pick up the slack. goodjobsfirst.org/states-beat-...

"I’m being told data centers are supposed to be good for my students because they might generate money for schools. I don’t buy it. I have a simple question: Why should funding for my classroom and students depend on Nevada building more data centers?" nevadacurrent.com/2026/09/21/d...

Commentary: Don’t use schools to justify more data centers • Nevada Current

As a public school educator in the Clark County School District, I’m being told data centers are supposed to be good for my students because they might generate money for schools. I don’t buy it. I ha...

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Opportunity Zones, which gives federal tax breaks to wealthy investors and companies, became permanent under the Big Beautiful Bill. But states and localities can help offset the lost revenue, and proposed legislation prohibits data centers from participating. ⬇️ goodjobsfirst.org/new-opportun...

The CHIPS Act’s 48D tax credit was projected to cost $24B. Instead, it will likely cost >$205B, more than 8x that. W/CHIPS grants, the program costs over $1M+ per job. And it’s “as of right,” so we don’t even know who gets it. @chipscommunities.bsky.social: chipscommunitiesunited.org/news/million...

The Million Dollar Job: - CHIPS Communities United

The CHIPS Act promised to bring back chip production. But its tax credit, initially estimated at $24 billion, is now projected to cost $205.6 billion, more than eight times the original estimate.

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Millions of people work, many full time and including at Walmart, yet still rely on assistance like food pantries because the company refuses to pay its workers living wages. goodjobsfirst.org/corporate-su...

“Let me tell you what is actually expensive...to take off work, paying for emergency room visits and watching children struggle to breathe. I do not want to hear that public health is too expensive, while rubber-stamping data centers that dodge CEQA.” calmatters.org/environment/...

This rural, California county approved a massive new data center. Then it changed its mind.

A million-square-foot data center became a lighting rod in this rural county. Residents and local leaders are fighting back.

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Raise your hand if lately you've seen ads telling you how data centers make sure you can online bank, watch your movies, and scroll videos. But that's not why they're building. #AI

I'd be mad if I helped pay to build a billionaire his stadium but then couldn't afford tickets. Actually, I'd just be mad if I had to help a billionaire pay for his stadium.

Tax abatements can cost cities millions of dollars, but this form of spending rarely makes it into budget debates. Instead, it's disclosed *after* a fiscal year ends. It's time this spending got the same scrutiny as everything else. Our latest: goodjobsfirst.org/the-budget-s...

States have given billions in tax breaks to the richest companies in the world to bring in their hyperscale data centers. Many states are now cancelling them, leading industry execs to threaten to shift projects to states such as IN, WV & WY that have retained favorable tax regimes.

States That Gave Data Centers Billions in Tax Breaks Are Now Ripping Up the Deals

Amazon, Meta and Google risk losing decadeslong exemptions due to a backlash against their facilities

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I also can't imagine that the secrecy around data center tax breaks is remotely sustainable in today's political environment. @goodjobsfirst.org finds in its recent report that 14 of the 37 states with tax exemptions don’t publish their official revenue losses in a timely manner.

Tax policies under the second Trump administration have mostly asked more from working families and fueled wealth inequality. The combined impact of tariffs, ending health care tax credits, and OBBBA results in a tax increase for most Americans except the richest 5%.

Great use of our Violation Tracker Global database to show how fines and fees do little to deter bad corporate behavior, even when it leads to death. violationtrackerglobal.goodjobsfirst.org

Conrad Quilty-Harper@cqh.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The penalty amounts to about 1 per cent of what analysts expect to be the bank’s net income this year. This UBS example is not unusual, as I found in my story which I put together with the help of data from @goodjobsfirst.org supplied by @philmattera.bsky.social

Love seeing more journalists citing the great research from @goodjobsfirst.org on how much money states lose in the form of tax breaks for data centers.

Ronan Farrow@ronanfarrow.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Georgia audited its own data center tax breaks and found that the state gave up $474 million in sales taxes in one year—and got back just $41 million from the industry. At least 38 states have deals like this. #AI #News #US

The EEOC is shrinking enforcement of racial and gender identity workplace discrimination cases. The disregard for these cases contrasts with how the agency has long operated to promote equal opportunity, risking the loss of the agency’s core mission. goodjobsfirst.org/the-eeoc-fol...

When Pennsylvania’s sales tax exemption took effect in 2022, an analysis projected it would cost $88.6 million in fiscal year 2026-27. The latest estimate for the same year is now $188.4 million – an increase of 113%. And it'll keep climbing. goodjobsfirst.org/pennsylvania...

In Texas, once a data center is approved, the state gives the company five years to get operational. That means taxpayers turning over billions of dollars don't learn for years that companies are failing to produce even 20-40 jobs, as recent audit showed. goodjobsfirst.org/texas-data-c...

Anduril: Two Ohio farmers twice gathered signatures to put local zoning changes to popular vote. Each time developers intervened and local officials blocked ballot measures. @tkbarnes.bsky.social @inkstickmedia.com bit.ly/44Q6p7D Is this happening with data centers? @signalohio.bsky.social

In Ohio, Who Really Gets a Say in Anduril Weapons Factories?

Residents of a small township in Ohio wanted a vote on a new Anduril weapons factory. Then the state changed the rules.

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"A 2024 state audit estimated Dominion may spend $16 billion to $18 billion by 2040 on transmission tied to data centers. Under the current setup, residential customers would cover 55% of that total, compared with 26% for data centers." www.thecooldown.com/green-busine...

"Among other things, the city asked the team whether it would be willing to make a private financial contribution, cover any cost overruns, pay annual rent, and agree to labor, community benefits and good-neighbor agreements." The team refused to answer. katu.com/news/investi...

Internal emails reveal Blazers debated responding to Portland's Moda Center questions

Internal emails obtained by KATU show Trail Blazers leaders debated whether to respond to the City of Portland's questions for commitments on private investment

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NEW: Trump’s coziness with AI oligarchs is a defining feature of his admin. But the AI companies reshaping our lives are also betting on the support of Democrats. We tracked close to 100 former Biden officials to their new jobs working in the AI industry:

Tracking the Revolving Door Between AI and Former Biden Officials | Revolving Door Project

This tracker was last updated on August 3, 2026.  The artificial intelligence industry is rapidly reshaping every facet of life, from the popularity of chatbots and disruption of the workplace to the ...

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Our friends at @goodjobsfirst.org & @violationtrackeruk.bsky.social have uncovered that big tech & pharma giants with long records of misconduct are still winning major NHS contracts - and current legislation isn’t protecting the public. Read & share 👇 goodjobsfirst.org/nhs-procurem...

Read more from @goodjobsfirst.org on how data center tax abatements result in millions and billions in lost revenue without much to add to the public good. goodjobsfirst.org/even-cloudie...

A new GAO report confirms a defining feature of the low-wage economy: Millions of people work yet still rely on Medicaid and SNAP to get by. The companies include Amazon, Walmart, Dollar Tree and other Big Biz, which have received billions in public subsidies. goodjobsfirst.org/corporate-su...

"The number of Amazon workers relying on the federal programs for the poor nearly tripled between February 2020 and September 2025... Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, Grubhub and Instacart collectively ranked among the top three employers with workers receiving aid." www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

Amazon, gig companies see spike in workers on SNAP and Medicaid, study shows

Amazon workers on federal aid nearly tripled between 2020 and 2025, while ride-hailing and food delivery app drivers shot up on lists compiled by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.

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