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U.S. Representative for Florida and candidate for Florida governor, known for strong ties to Donald Trump.
Donald Trump opens a 32-day midterm campaign in Texas and Oklahoma as AP-NORC puts approval of his handling of the economy at a record-low 26%. He is spending his first days on ground his party once held easily, so investors should treat a change in control of Congress on Nov. 3 as a live outcome.
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New York's one-year moratorium, Pennsylvania's local-approval requirement and Arizona's tax-break pause all came from officials who once competed for these projects. Siting is now a political question.
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Florida's Republican gubernatorial nominee ran on ratepayer costs while taking AI PAC money. The NRSC calls data centers a midterm "sleeper issue." Cost allocation is now a schedule risk.
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Republicans who cheered the AI buildout are running on "guardrails" and tax-break repeal. For anyone underwriting capex against state abatements, the discount rate just moved.
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James Uthmeier acted under a judge's order, offered no praise for Ron DeSantis's property tax measure, and pre-announced what he would do if voters reject it.
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