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1,876 records and counting — 58 still ahead across 48 states. Rezoning and power-contract votes surface here before they happen; hearings and town halls while there’s still time to show up. Nothing is ever deleted — what passes into the past stays on the record, so you can trace what was proposed, who showed up, and what it led to.
What’s coming up — and where to show up. Every record cites its primary source.
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Tue
1
Sep 2026
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting
$1,685,599.86 was at stake
Ward County, North Dakota
· Tuesday, September 1, 2026 — 1 week ago
The published agenda for this September 1 meeting contains: "Data Center", "data center". This is the public record BEFORE the vote — read the document, then show up. Public comment is where cancellations start.
On the record:
“Data Center”“data center”
Tue
1
Sep 2026
Past Vote & Contract
Center, North Dakota
· Tuesday, September 1, 2026 — 1 week ago
Agenda references correspondence including a Data Center Summit item filed by commissioners.
Thu
20
Aug 2026
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting
Medora, North Dakota
· Thursday, August 20, 2026 — 3 weeks ago
The published agenda for this August 20 meeting contains: "data center". This is the public record BEFORE the vote — read the document, then show up. Public comment is where cancellations start.
On the record:
“data center”
Tue
18
Aug 2026
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting
$831,826.86 was at stake
Ward County, North Dakota
· Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — 3 weeks ago
The published agenda for this August 18 meeting contains: "Data Center". This is the public record BEFORE the vote — read the document, then show up. Public comment is where cancellations start.
On the record:
“Data Center”
Tue
18
Aug 2026
Past Vote & Contract
Center, North Dakota
· Tuesday, August 18, 2026 — 3 weeks ago
Agenda includes correspondence noting a Data Center Summit scheduled for September 14, 2026 at the Tioga Community Center.
Thu
18
Jun 2026
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting
Medora, North Dakota
· Thursday, June 18, 2026 — 3 months ago
The published agenda for this June 18 meeting contains: "data center". This is the public record BEFORE the vote — read the document, then show up. Public comment is where cancellations start.
On the record:
“data center”
Tue
12
Oct 2021
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting
West Fargo, North Dakota
· Tuesday, October 12, 2021 — 5 years ago
The published agenda for this October 12 meeting contains: "colocation". This is the public record BEFORE the vote — read the document, then show up. Public comment is where cancellations start.
On the record:
“colocation”
Wed
3
Jan 2018
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting
$7,198.27 was at stake
Minot, North Dakota
· Wednesday, January 3, 2018 — 9 years ago
The published agenda for this January 3 meeting contains: "DATA CENTER". This is the public record BEFORE the vote — read the document, then show up. Public comment is where cancellations start.
On the record:
“DATA CENTER”
Wed
3
Jan 2018
Past ⚠ Agenda Watch Government Meeting
$7,198.27 was at stake
Bismarck, North Dakota
· Wednesday, January 3, 2018 — 9 years ago
The published agenda for this January 3 meeting contains: "DATA CENTER". This is the public record BEFORE the vote — read the document, then show up. Public comment is where cancellations start.
On the record:
“DATA CENTER”
How the Docket works
Every record here is a dated civic fact — a government meeting with a data-center project on the published agenda, a council vote, a hearing, a rally, a deadline. Upcoming items tell you where to show up; showing up is how towns win. Past items never come off the record: they are the research archive of what was proposed, when, and where. Every record carries a permanent ID and cites its primary source — usually the government’s own published document.
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