MAP: Arkansas’ most populous county passes data center regulations

By: Ainsley Platt

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: September 23, 2026

Words: 491

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Pulaski County’s top elected official has seven days to decide whether to veto new regulations on data centers approved by the county’s quorum court.

The majority-Democrat panel in Arkansas’ most populous county voted 11-4 Tuesday night in favor of the new rules. County Judge Barry Hyde, a Democrat, has seven days to veto it. The measure was written by Wendell Griffen, a former circuit and appeals court judge and current Democratic nominee for …

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