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Ohio governor candidates weigh in on data center issue

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Gov. Mike DeWine said data centers represent a significant economic opportunity for the state, pointing to continued business investment and job creation.

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  1. Yellowhammer News

    State Sen. Arthur Orr: Data centers needed, ‘just need to be deliberate about it all’ (opens Yellowhammer News)

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    State Sen. Arthur Orr (R-Decatur) says Alabama needs new data centers, but is advocating for a measured approach as the debate over their construction continues across the state. U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn), who is the Republican nominee for Alabama Governor, has been championing new data …

  2. Washington Examiner

    As data centers sprout across the US, governor hopefuls look to ease voter fears (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Candidates for governor are offering different visions for how to balance economic development with residents’ concerns over rising electricity demand, land use, and local control as data centers become a prominent issue in state politics.

  3. NBC 4 Columbus

    How Ohio governor candidates would tackle data centers (opens NBC 4 Columbus)

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    COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- One of the biggest issues the next Ohio governor will need to address is how to handle the boom in data center development across the state. Democrat Amy Acton and Republican Vivek Ramaswamy have both outlined what sort of limits they would each put on data centers if electe…

  4. NBC 4 Columbus

    Ohio governor wants local governments to be aggressive in data center negotiations (opens NBC 4 Columbus)

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    COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) has spent much of this week at the Ohio State Fair, and says one of the top issues he’s hearing about from fairgoers is data centers. On Friday, DeWine told reporters he believes the majority of Ohioans agree with the basic principles that data cent…

  5. NPR

    Data centers are a political issue crossing party lines, driving voters to candidates (opens NPR)

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    Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor Francesca Hong called for a moratorium on data centers. So did Ohio Republican governor hopeful Vivek Ramaswamy, as data centers begin to dominate campaigns.

  6. Cleveland Plain Dealer

    Ohio's governor race just got real: all 3 candidates now have data center plans (opens Cleveland Plain Dealer)

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    Ramaswamy's new data center policy includes free electricity for nearby residents and homeowner tax relief — but it took relentless pressure from cleveland.com to get him to say anything at all.

  7. WKYC Cleveland

    Ohio governor candidates weigh in on data center issue (opens WKYC Cleveland)

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    Gov. Mike DeWine said data centers represent a significant economic opportunity for the state, pointing to continued business investment and job creation.

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