Cleveland may soon be the next Ohio city to pass a moratorium on new data centers.

Why it matters: The city is grappling with the impacts of the facilities and ironing out its zoning code to regulate their size and location.

State of play: City Council's utilities committee voted last week to impose a three-month moratorium on new data centers.

• The pause is scaled back from a one-year moratorium initially proposed by Councilman Charles Slife.
• If the full council votes in favor, it will occur in tandem with a working group established by the city.

Between the lines: The moratorium will withhold city building permits on standalone data centers, not in-house facilities or "server rooms" like those maintained by the Cleveland Clinic, committee chair Brian Kazy said.

What they're saying: Kazy told a packed council committee room that Cleveland is not saying "absolutely no" or "absolutely yes" to data centers.

• "Today is the beginning of gathering that information. Data centers are here. What we need to figure out is do we have the infrastructure to support them?"

The big picture: Cities across the state and country have enacted moratoriums as communities gather public feedback and do the math on things like electricity costs and water consumption.

• Cuyahoga County this month released a Data Center Development Guide to help local municipalities evaluate proposals, negotiate stronger terms and avoid being taken advantage of by developers.

The other side: The Greater Cleveland Partnership, aligned with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, has opposed bans and moratoriums.

• It has championed a "smart growth approach," arguing that data centers are essential infrastructure for the region's "AI-driven economic transformation."

What's next: The full council could vote on the moratorium as early as its July 15 meeting.

• The working group is scheduled to meet in September.

Thousands of Haitian immigrants living in Ohio are facing a new kind of uncertainty after the Supreme Court ruled last week the federal government can end their legal protections.

Why it matters: Since 2010, Temporary Protected Status (TPS) has kept many Haitians living and working here as they flee gang violence and instability in their home country.

• The program has been under threat for years — and without it, deportation looms.

Zoom in: The ruling will seriously impact Springfield, where about one-fourth of the population is Haitian. Many are bracing for raids.

• Without TPS, thousands will be living here illegally, unable to work or renew a driver's license, and without homes to return to in Haiti.

By the numbers: About 30,000 Haitians with TPS live in Central Ohio.

• Between 12,000 to 15,000 live in Springfield, with a mix of TPS and other legal statuses.

The big picture: Last week's 6-3 decision in President Trump's favor ends a tense legal limbo that has dragged on for months.

• In February, a lower court extended Haitians' protections just before they expired.
• Overall, TPS protects 1.3 million people from 17 countries. All could be impacted by the ruling, which specifically concerned Haitians and Syrians.
• Ohio's Haitians have been a political flashpoint since Trump's 2024 campaign, when he spread baseless claims that they were eating household pets.

What they're saying: "This is nothing but a license to feed Trump's hateful mass deportation machine," U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown (D-Ohio) said in a statement.

• "Haitians have been denigrated by this President, Vice President and leaders in his Administration in vile and racist language. Race is a clear motivation for the Trump effort at mass deportation, because the facts simply do not warrant ending their TPS status."

The other side: "The T in TPS stands for temporary, yet many of these designations became de facto amnesty," Department of Homeland Security general counsel James Percival wrote on X. "This is a win for the rule of law and common sense."

🏊‍♂️ Cleveland's Department of Parks and Recreation is piloting a new "Pool Dashboard" that updates daily at noon with information on city pool closures. (City of Cleveland)

🛒 Heinen's will close its downtown Cleveland location at the end of July. (Cleveland Scene)

🏳️‍🌈 The new owner of the Fieldhouse at Studio West 117 intends to maintain the vision of the property as a mixed-use facility serving the LGBTQ+ community. (Crain's Cleveland Business 🔐)

😲 Dan Gilbert has revealed he is not a Comic Sans enthusiast and his infamous post-Decision letter to LeBron James was meant to be written in "Times New Roman or something."

• A member of his team jokingly switched his default font to Comic Sans, so everything he wrote for weeks appeared in the ridiculed font. (HoopsHype)

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is getting in on Taylor Swift wedding fever.

Driving the news: The museum has unveiled a new display featuring artifacts from Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia" music video.

• The showcase, which is part of the "Legends of Rock" exhibition on Level 5, comes a week before Swift is supposedly set to wed Travis Kelce on Friday in New York City.

Zoom in: The Rock Hall's display features multiple outfits from the video, including an icy-blue bodysuit from fashion label AREA and a gown designed by Paolo Sebastian.

What's next: The Rock Hall also announced it will host a Taylor Swift Fan Day at a yet-to-be-determined date.

💭 Troy's thought bubble: The museum, like everyone else, may be waiting to see when Swift is actually getting married.

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