New York Froze New Data Centers. The Federal Fight Is Next.
Hochul's Order 62 freezes permits for 50 MW+ data centers up to a year while NY studies grid, water, and ratepayer costs. FERC is pushing the other way.
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AI Regulation Tracker: 19 New Laws Signed, Connecticut Targets Frontier Models, and States Won't Wait for Congress
The count of new AI laws signed in 2026 jumped from 6 to 25 in a month. Connecticut just passed a sweeping frontier AI bill. And the federal government still can't agree on preemption.
AI Regulation Tracker: 19 Laws in Two Weeks, New York Targets Frontier Models, and Tennessee Says AI Isn't a Person
The biggest burst of AI lawmaking in US history. New York's RAISE Act creates the first state-level frontier model oversight office. Utah signs 9 AI bills. Tennessee votes 93-2 that AI is not a person.