County Commission stays in MSCS-takeover lawsuit
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners also delayed action on two ordinances dealing with data centers and appointed two new judicial commissioners.
Topic: data center moratorium
RSSThere are 19 article(s) tagged data center moratorium:
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October 2026
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Turning Memphis red dominates Trump’s Clarksville stop
Also in the political roundup, Tennessee’s GOP chairman talks about midterm trends, Justin J. Pearson’s ban letter goes public before he gets a copy and breaking ground for the new OUTMemphis center comes with culture war impact.
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County Commission to consider an exit from lawsuit over state’s schools takeover
The proposal to exit the lawsuit over the state takeover of MSCS’ elected board didn’t have enough votes in committee last week. The commission also votes on a new data center moratorium in the unincorporated county.
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How the City Council voted on data centers
Memphis City Council voted on a pair of data center moratorium proposals on Tuesday.
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Pearson celebrates lifted ban for Memphis City Council attendees
“People power can win, even when City Hall has six attorneys ... trying to silence dissent against data centers and the billionaires who are popping them up all across our country,” State Rep. Justin J. Pearson said.
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City Council votes down indefinite data center pause
The Memphis City Council approved a move toward developing land-use standards and regulations for new data centers that comes with a 135-day moratorium.
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Data center moratorium returns to City Council with new security measures
Five ordinances and a resolution — all on data centers — top the Tuesday council agenda including a call for a moratorium on new data centers.
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Millington pauses new data center applications for 6 months
Officials say they want zoning rules in place before a large-scale computing facility is proposed.
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Calkins: It was bedlam at City Hall — as Memphis is at the center of a national debate once again
Memphis City Council member Chase Carlisle warned his colleagues: “It’s going to get pretty hot down there,” he said. That was before the council voted to postpone the data center moratorium. And then chaos broke out.
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County Commission advances data center pause
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners’ action mirrors the direction the Memphis City Council is going on data centers.
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County Commission will take up data center moratorium of its own
The Shelby County Commission will take a first vote on a data center moratorium. It comes as the Memphis City Council is considering a similar proposal.
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City Council passes tentative zoning for data centers
Council members are still debating whether there should be a moratorium on new data centers to get public buy-in or at least an understanding of what the rules will do and what they won’t do.
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Young orders 90-day data center review
Memphis Mayor Paul Young issued an executive order Friday, Oct. 9, calling for a 90-day working group to develop guidelines for data centers in the city.
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Memphis City Council will meet to resume session that ended in protest
The second council meeting of the week was called after Tuesday’s session ended with police clearing the council chamber, leaving several items awaiting discussion and a vote.
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City Council business paused after data center discord
The Memphis City Council abruptly stopped business during its regular meeting after the hundreds gathered at Memphis City Hall erupted in displeasure.
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Justin J. Pearson disputes Health Department claims surrounding SpaceXAI’s air pollution
State Rep. and Congressional candidate Justin J. Pearson held a press conference endorsing a data center moratorium ahead of a possible City Council vote.
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September 2026
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A data-center moratorium in Memphis won’t stop SpaceXAI from growing across the border
Build-out and activity is bustling at SpaceXAI’s DeSoto County operation, less than a mile from Memphis and unperturbed by the political winds blowing to the north.
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Data center moratorium proposals delayed until October
A data center moratorium is losing steam as questions of the City Council’s authority to ban the developments mount.
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City Council returns to data center discussion with multiple proposals to regulate them
A trio of proposed ground rules for future data centers in Memphis is on a busy City Council agenda.
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