By Jill Nolin | Editor
Opinion writer Jay Bookman is back today with new commentary exploring the lengths local and state officials are going to these days to quietly make Georgia a hot spot for data centers.
A protest sign pictured after DeKalb County residents gathered before a county commission meeting on Nov. 20, 2025, to protest a data center proposal in Ellenwood. Alander Rocha/Georgia Recorder
COMMENTARY
Bookman: Secrecy and tax breaks pave the way for surge of unpopular data center proposals in Georgia
By Jay Bookman
This year, Georgia taxpayers will spend an estimated $2.4 billion in tax breaks to subsidize construction of data centers in our state.
I have several problems with that. You might too.
The U.S. Supreme Court on April 9, 2026. (Photo by Ashley Murray/States Newsroom)
COURTS
By Ashley Murray
As public opinion of the U.S. Supreme Court flags amid decisions that have roiled the nation, Democrats renewed calls ahead of the midterms to expand the high court, while House Republicans attempted but failed to pass a constitutional amendment this week that proposes to cap the number at nine.
Just Monday, the court gave the green light to President Donald Trump’s ballroom expansion and is expected to issue a major ruling soon on Trump’s vote-by-mail order that could throw the midterm elections into chaos.
The House voted 212-206 Wednesday on a constitutional amendment to codify the number of Supreme Court justices at nine. A two-thirds majority was needed.
A Utah County election worker picks up mailed ballots from the United States Postal Service office on Oct. 26, 2020 in Provo, Utah. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)
VOTING
By Jacob Fischler
President Donald Trump’s executive order placing new restrictions on mail-in voting would assign state officials a Herculean task to reach compliance before the crucial midterm elections.
The order directed the U.S. Postal Service to strictly regulate the envelope design of mail-in ballots and to collect voter data from each state through an online portal, among other things.
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