Democratic Maine governor vetoes first US state freeze on new datacenters

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Maine governor vetoes statewide pause in new data centers

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Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Friday she has vetoed legislation that would have banned the development of large-scale data centers in the state for the next year-and-a-half, issuing a blow to the local anti-data. This cluster currently includes 4 articles from 4 sources.

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Maine governor vetoes statewide pause in new data centers
The Hill
The Hill
Center
4/24/2026

Maine governor vetoes statewide pause in new data centers

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) announced Friday she has vetoed legislation that would have banned the development of large-scale data centers in the state for the next year-and-a-half, issuing a blow to the local anti-data center push growing across America. Mills, who is running for the U.S. Senate, wrote in a letter.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoes ban on data center construction
NBC News
NBC News
Lean Left
4/24/2026

Maine Gov. Janet Mills vetoes ban on data center construction

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Friday vetoed a hallmark bill that would have halted the construction of large data centers in the New England state for 18 months. The governor was debating whether to sign the bill, let the bill become law without her signature or veto the legislation after the state Legislature passed the.

Democratic Maine governor vetoes first US state freeze on new datacenters
The Guardian US4/24/2026

Democratic Maine governor vetoes first US state freeze on new datacenters

Janet Mills says moratorium would’ve been ‘appropriate’ if it didn’t interfere with ongoing datacenter project in Maine The Democratic governor of Maine on Friday vetoed a bill that would have made it the first US state to impose a moratorium on large new datacenters, even as local opposition to the electricity-hungry.

Maine Governor Mills Vetoes Statewide Data Center Moratorium
Bloomberg
Bloomberg
Lean Left
4/24/2026

Maine Governor Mills Vetoes Statewide Data Center Moratorium

Maine Governor Janet Mills vetoed what would have been the first statewide freeze on large data center development, saying it would hurt a part of Maine in need of an economic boost.