Question reviewed
Answer
Verdict on the wording above: Partially supported Independent evidence supports part of the claim; the rest is unknown or unsupported. The full statement is not thereby false. How verdicts work →
- How it was framed
- A question DataCenterData examined; no one is quoted.
- What the evidence establishes
- The 2 March 2026 council minutes record unanimous adoption of Resolution R-3-2026, whose agenda title describes rescission of the 2024 Microsoft taxpayer agreement, including termination of the tax abatement. The part not covered stays unknown or unsupported; the full statement is not thereby false.
- Biggest limitation
- Adopted resolution text and full legal effect; whether the IEDC DATA offer has been executed.
- Checked
- 12 September 2026 · Next review: Obtain the signed text of Resolution R-3-2026 and any executed IEDC DATA agreement · History (1) →
Evidence
What the evidence supports
The 2 March 2026 council minutes record unanimous adoption of Resolution R-3-2026, whose agenda title describes rescission of the 2024 Microsoft taxpayer agreement, including termination of the tax abatement. DataCenterData has not obtained the adopted resolution text and therefore does not independently state its full legal effect. IEDC showed the state DATA exemption as a pending accepted offer when checked.
Still unknown
Adopted resolution text and full legal effect; whether the IEDC DATA offer has been executed.
Sources
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La Porte Common Council minutes, March 2, 2026 → Gov. record
Exact location Introduction of a Resolution; Bert Cook remarks identifying the 2024 Microsoft agreement; Motion/Vote – Adopt Resolution R-3-2026; and the following resolution caption
What it supports Minutes record introduction and unanimous adoption of R-3-2026 under that agenda title. They are not the signed resolution text.
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IEDC Transparency Portal contract record, Microsoft Corporation (Project ID 425481, fund type DATA) → Gov. record
Exact location status 'Pending Accepted Offer'; expected qualified investment $2,980,000,000; expected new jobs by contract end 200; no agreement PDF posted
What it supports Portal observation that the state DATA exemption remained a pending accepted offer when checked. Not an executed agreement.
Corrections and history
Correction · 11 September 2026 · DataCenterData review
microsoft-la-porte → Incentives
Field Incentives
From 35-year state sales-tax exemption for at least $1B eligible capital, with possible extensions; local and NIPSCO incentives referenced but not yet reconciled.
To Minutes record unanimous adoption of R-3-2026 under a title describing rescission of the 2024 taxpayer agreement and termination of its tax abatement; adopted resolution text not obtained; IEDC DATA exemption pending.
Why Correction chronology uses the recorded date 2026-09-11; the source event date remains 2026-03-02.
Evidence https://www.cityoflaporte.com/uploads/minutes/m_1932_Council-Mar.2-2026-Minutes.docx →
Review details
Scope
- Unit
- local and state incentive status
- Geography
- Microsoft La Porte
- Period
- minutes 2026-03-02; IEDC portal observation 2026-09-11
- Confidence
- medium — Municipal minutes describe adoption of a titled resolution; controlling signed text was not obtained.
- Kind
- Question reviewed
Conflicting evidence
None recorded when this claim was checked. That records what we logged, not a finding that no conflicting record exists.
Chronology
- Published — La Porte Common Council minutes, March 2, 2026
- Source retrieved
- Changed field recorded
- Source retrieved
- Checked by DataCenterData
- Date not established Next review: Obtain the signed text of Resolution R-3-2026 and any executed IEDC DATA agreement
Data
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