Flood Recovery & Local Business: Martinsburg is urging residents with Aug. 27 flood damage to complete the West Virginia Emergency Management Division damage survey (about 5 minutes) to help document losses and unlock possible additional federal aid, including individual assistance. AG & Consumer Protection: West Virginia is set to receive about $114 million over 10 years from a Meta settlement with 29 states, with Attorney General J.B. McCuskey calling for major changes to how platforms interact with children. State Budget Watch: West Virginia’s General Revenue Fund collections for August totaled $449 million, beating estimates by $34 million, while FY-to-date GRF collections also run ahead. Data Centers & Power Costs: U.S. Rep. Riley Moore cosponsored the Ratepayer Protection Act, aiming to ensure data centers—not families and small businesses—pay incremental electricity infrastructure costs. AI Compute Deal With WV Link: Anthropic reportedly signed a $35 billion cloud capacity agreement with Nvidia-backed Lambda for 350MW in Texas, following earlier reports of a major Anthropic compute push tied to a West Virginia campus. Holiday & Community Economy: Salango Law Light the Night returns Nov. 13 at GoMart Ballpark with new attractions and an expanded on-field experience, targeting another big regional draw. Business Climate Court Fight: A federal judge struck down New York’s $75 billion climate “Superfund” law, a case West Virginia AGs helped challenge. Local Finance & Growth: State Treasurer Larry Pack released a tax analysis of two data center projects, including Berkeley County’s Penzance Management and Google’s Putnam County project, as debate continues over community impacts.