Towns Approve $224M Bond for 2 New Elementary Schools
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Gov Signs Bill Regulating Data Center Costs, Water Use
fox13news.com: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 484 at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland, making Florida one of the first states in the nation to require that large-scale data centers bear their own electricity and water costs rather than passing them to consumers, while preserving local government authority to reject data center developments.
Close Calls at Dams Serve As Climate Warning
grist.org: Record flooding in northern Michigan pushed aging dams to the brink of failure, with water coming within 5 inches of overtopping Cheboygan Dam, highlighting that the average U.S. dam is 64 years old and most were built for rainfall patterns that no longer reflect a warming climate, at a time when federal funding falls far short of the $165 billion estimated to address the problem.
See What You Missed: 2026 Construction and Maintenance Conference (Video)
youtube.com: Highlights from the IBEW 2026 Construction and Maintenance Conference are available on YouTube, featuring sessions on labor standards, infrastructure investment, and workforce development for electrical construction and maintenance workers.
Workers Receive Training Through Voice Data Video Apprenticeship Program
wnylabortoday.com: IBEW Local 24 and the Maryland Department of Labor launched a Voice-Data-Video apprenticeship program in Baltimore City, offering paid evening training in telecommunications at the Joint Apprenticeship and Training Center to meet growing workforce demand from hospitals, colleges, and commercial buildings.