Midwest

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Massachusetts Towns Push Back on Data Center Expansion Amid Power and Water Concerns★ Maryland Counties Impose Data Center Restrictions as Communities Push Back★ Nebraska Regents Seek $166M in Additional State Funding for 2027-29 Budget Cycle★ Oregon Gun Purchases Surged 157% After Measure 114 Passage, Study Shows★ Oil Giants Post Record Profits Yet Hold Back on Expansion Spending★ Ohio’s Oil and Gas Industry Pushes “Responsible Development” Label for State Park Fracking★ Ohio Reverses Jail Review, Finds Staff Failed to Start CPR During Wade’s Death★ Colorado School District Tests Deep Geothermal Drilling Under Football Field★ Massachusetts Towns Push Back on Data Center Expansion Amid Power and Water Concerns★ Maryland Counties Impose Data Center Restrictions as Communities Push Back★ Nebraska Regents Seek $166M in Additional State Funding for 2027-29 Budget Cycle★ Oregon Gun Purchases Surged 157% After Measure 114 Passage, Study Shows★ Oil Giants Post Record Profits Yet Hold Back on Expansion Spending★ Ohio’s Oil and Gas Industry Pushes “Responsible Development” Label for State Park Fracking★ Ohio Reverses Jail Review, Finds Staff Failed to Start CPR During Wade’s Death★ Colorado School District Tests Deep Geothermal Drilling Under Football Field★

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