AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoData Center Cost Fight: President Trump expanded his Ratepayer Protection Pledge, adding nearly 200 utilities, governors, and tech firms to argue that AI data centers should pay for needed power infrastructure instead of households—Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen is among the signers. Nebraska Policy: Pillen also recently moved to end state tax incentives for new data centers, while the pledge leans on “behind the meter” protections and rate stability claims. Healthcare & Costs: A new push to cut Medicaid is framed as a nonpartisan hit to coverage, with estimates tied to millions more uninsured under the latest federal changes. Ag & Risk Management: Nebraska Extension is offering landlord-tenant cash rent workshops and a Nebraska Recovery Roundup on tax planning for drought- and wildfire-affected producers, including livestock sale deferrals and replacement rules. Business Growth: Lincoln-based BasicBlock is buying TrueNorth to expand beyond freight factoring into AI dispatch and load matching for independent carriers. Local Economy: A new Worthington nutrition shop, NoCo Nutrition, opened June 25 with customizable loaded teas, shakes, and protein balls.
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