# Virginia governor creates AI task force and moves to restrain data centers

https://mins.news/en/item/64717

- The Verge, 2026-09-18 18:29 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.theverge.com/policy/997573/virginia-governor-spanberger-data-center-ai-task-force

> Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger signed an executive order giving local communities a greater role in data center development and potentially slowing approvals. The order bans executive-branch NDAs for data center projects, accelerates noise rules, reviews backup generation, and creates an AI task force to examine risks including workforce displacement, data privacy, and AI-related harms.

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