Dina Titus: “In closing, I just want to say I support this legislation and encourage my colleagues to do the same. Mr. Speaker, I…”

Residents of Boulder City and other communities in Southern Nevada have a right to know about any proposal to transfer federal land to data center developers.

The BLM allowed a private developer to switch from developing a solar farm on city-owned land in Boulder City to developing a data center on adjacent federal land without any public review. This is unacceptable.

Given the budgetary shortfalls facing our state and local governments in Nevada, this raises questions about why the State tax abatements should be incentivizing the development of data centers on public lands.

Turkey is a NATO ally, but that alliance carries obligations such as adherence to democratic norms and respect for human rights that Turkey is not meeting.