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  "id": 18151,
  "url": "https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/08/senate-finance-panels-top-dem-proposes-excise-tax-new-data-centers/415321",
  "title": "Senate Finance panel’s top Dem proposes excise tax on new data centers",
  "summary": "Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden’s draft white paper calls for a new tax on hyperscalers and data center operators.",
  "authors": "Alexandra Kelley",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "environment",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-10T21:12:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-11T05:10:37.351Z",
  "source_slug": "x-nextgov-fcw",
  "source_name": "NextGov/FCW",
  "source_homepage": "https://www.nextgov.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18151",
  "original_url": "https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/08/senate-finance-panels-top-dem-proposes-excise-tax-new-data-centers/415321",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
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