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Coverage dated August 12, 2026 to August 13, 2026

A booming industry is forcing Ohio’s governor candidates to pick sides

Headline from The Oregonian

Ohio governor candidates Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy are proposing competing plans for data centers, utility costs, taxes and development.

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  1. Ohio Capital Journal

    Candidates highlight data center plans. Next Ohio governor will select regulators. (opens Ohio Capital Journal)

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    Ohio’s two candidates for governor have conflicting ideas of what they would like to see happen to future data centers, which have become a political lightning rod in this year’s November election. Ohio’s next governor will appoint the five members of the Public Utilities Commission, which sets util…

  2. The Oregonian

    A booming industry is forcing Ohio’s governor candidates to pick sides (opens The Oregonian)

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    Ohio governor candidates Amy Acton and Vivek Ramaswamy are proposing competing plans for data centers, utility costs, taxes and development.

  3. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    What we learned about how Ohio governor candidates would regulate data centers (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Ohio’s three governor candidates agree data centers should pay their utility costs, but differ over construction limits, tax breaks, labor rules, land use and public disclosure.

  4. Cleveland Scene

    Candidates Highlight Data Center Plans. Next Ohio Governor Will Select Regulators (opens Cleveland Scene)

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    Cleveland Scene's feed description

    Ohio’s two candidates for governor have conflicting ideas of what they would like to see happen to future data centers, which have become a political lightning rod in this year’s November election. Ohio’s next governor will appoint the five members of the Public Utilities Commission, which sets util…

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