Tag: transparency
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Disaster mitigation is boring. It’s also why Dyersburg’s water plant survived – and my question for xAI.
Let’s talk about disaster mitigation, because that is an important part of a representative’s job. Disaster mitigation means doing the work before the disaster. You study what can go wrong, you plan for it, and you spend a little now so it costs a lot less later. One major national study found federal mitigation grants…
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Economic development keeps chasing tourists. The research says we’re doing it wrong.
Let’s talk about economic development, because every city in America plays the same game. The showpiece projects get the headlines and the political muscle – stadiums, arenas, convention centers, entertainment districts. The pitch is always the same: visitors will come, spending will follow, and the benefits will trickle down to everybody. Meanwhile, the neighborhoods two…
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Crime prevention doesn’t need new laws. It needs the money Congress already promised.
Let’s talk about crime prevention, because it’s the question I get asked most in Memphis, and the honest answer starts with what a freshman member of Congress can and can’t do. Here’s the thing – a first-term representative doesn’t walk in and pass landmark legislation. Seniority runs the committees, leadership runs the floor, and a…
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The new veterans bill is full of good ideas. Disabled veterans are paying for all of them.
Let’s talk about veterans, because there’s a 554-page veterans bill moving through Congress right now, and most of what’s in it is good. The way it’s paid for is not – and they’re hoping you don’t read that far. It’s called the Take Care of America’s Veterans Act – H.R. 9237. It bundles more than…
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A bill in Congress would force data centers to come clean before they break ground
There’s a bill in Congress that would make it harder to pull off what happened in Memphis with xAI. It’s called the AI Data Center Site Selection Transparency Act. It says that before a company can build one of these giant data centers, it has to come out into the open first. Six months ahead…