Will Okaloosa County stop data centers? Potential moratorium advances
Okaloosa County commissioners voted 4-1 to pursue a 12-month moratorium on large-scale data center development, giving county staff time to study potential environmental and infrastructure impacts. The proposed pause comes as Destin also moves to temporarily restrict large data centers.
Risks for Republicans, AI info, and personal power: Voting expert talks midterms 2026
From Florida’s governor’s race to local tax referendums, the Nov. 3 midterm election will shape decisions affecting communities across the Emerald Coast. Lonna Rae Atkeson, director of Florida State University’s LeRoy Collins Institute, discusses voter turnout, what drives election participation and how artificial intelligence could change the way voters research candidates.
