News Summary

• In June 2025, Pennsylvania Gov.
• Josh Shapiro announced Amazon’s plan to invest $20 billion.
• Shapiro: Pennsylvania was “all in on AI,” while casting the state as a major national hub for AI.
• This week, Shapiro reversed course and redefined the terms for data-center development.
• Data centers are not a fringe industry.
• They are part of the physical backbone of the modern economy, supporting cloud computing, health care, universities, national security, small businesses.