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January 1, 2026

4 entries published that day, and 1 dated to January 2026 with no day, the everything feed by the day each row entered the record; the timeline lists milestones alone, by the day they happened. Each is one sourced row of the record: what happened, where, and where it came from. Nothing here is an article and nothing is unapproved.

  1. Virginia Jurisdiction event

    Virginia. In Virginia, state lawmakers in the General Assembly passed legislation this year to tighten restrictions on backup generators and introduce a new energy consumption tax virginiamercury.com local outlet Also reported by mcguirewoods.com local outlet (2 reports). (content date)

  2. The Dalles, Wasco County, OR Reference figure

    OPB. Google received $50 million in property tax breaks in The Dalles this year alone.: 50,000,000 dollars. The Dalles, Wasco County, OR, 2026. OPB local outlet (content date)

  3. Oregon, statewide Reference figure

    OPB (via Google News). Data centers in Oregon received more than $400 million in tax breaks in 2026: 400,000,000 dollars. Oregon, statewide, 2026. OPB (via Google News) local outlet (content date)

  4. Indiana Statement

    State Senator. J.D. Ford introduced Senate Bill 79 for the 2026 session with similar proposals regarding disclosure and local site assessments, which did not advance beyond the Senate Utilities Committee Said January 1, 2026, LarryInFishers. LarryInFishers local outlet (paraphrased; content date; reported from elsewhere)

January 2026, no day given

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  1. Oregon Jurisdiction event

    Oregon. Kotek convened the Oregon Data Center Advisory Committee in January to develop policy recommendations to address growth in data centers bondbuyer.com local outlet Also reported by oregoncapitalchronicle.com local outlet (2 reports). (content date, the month only; the source names no day)

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