Regardless of what you think about Palantir I find it amusing how entitled the politicians are, even in a free-market liberal democracy:

> […] Denver City Councilwoman Candi CdeBaca. […] She Googled “Palantir,” and what she found made her furious. “A company like this, and the governor and the mayor don’t say a thing about it?” the councilwoman says. “I had no heads-up from anyone that this was coming”

As far I understand (I’m not an American, please feel free to correct me), you’re free to do business in the US. There’s no requirement to get an approval from a local politician.

I hope this is just gamesmanship, and she doesn’t secretly hope Colorado to become a mafia state, where an approval of local don is needed before you register your company.