The Williamson Health Board of Trustees voted unanimously Monday to move forward with a plan to sell the county-owned health system to Ascension Saint Thomas.
Hamilton County is contemplating a one-year pause on new data centers.
Mayor Weston Wamp introduced a resolution this week proposing a one-year ban on new data centers in the county, which has nearly 400,000 residents.
A new congressional bill proposal seeks to prevent pregnant women who are noncitizens from entering America.
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision in Trump v. Barbara, struck down a President Donald Trump executive order that sought to outlaw birthright citizenship. With this ruling, noncitizens who give birth in America will continue to have their children become American citizens regardless of whether they have any ties to the country.
A new congressional bill wants to limit the influence of foreign adversaries on American technology.
Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) introduced the Export Control Enforcement and Enhancement Act, which would prevent sensitive American technology from being sold to foreign adversaries.
Wilson County took a step toward implementing a moratorium on data centers.
On Monday, the Wilson County Planning and Zoning Committee advanced a resolution that would implement a six-month ban on new data center construction in the county.
The Knox County Commission unanimously passed a resolution that bans data center construction for one year.
The resolution will allow the county to develop zoning regulations for data centers to “address current and emerging technologies not yet covered by existing zoning regulations.”
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