Acton Announces Support for Moratorium on Data Centersdata Centers

Acton announces support for moratorium on data centersdata centers

Says all data centers must meet conditions or not be allowed COLUMBUS — Ohio gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton issued a statement on Monday announcing support for a conditional moratorium on data centers if requirements on costs, union labor, transparency, environmental standards, community benefit agreements and development are not met.  “As governor, I will take immediate action and support a conditional moratorium on data centers to ensur…

Amy Acton wants to block some new Ohio data centers

Acton seeks to ban data center construction on Ohio farmland

COLUMBUS — Businesses would be prohibited from building new data centers on Ohio farmland under a new policy proposal from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Dr. Amy Acton.

Jon Husted defended Google's $43.5 million Ohio tax break. Now he's taken $69,750 from data center and utility interests.

U.S. Sen. Jon Husted’s campaign has accepted about $69,750 from political action committees and employees tied to the technology and power companies at the center of Ohio’s data center fight, according to federal campaign finance filings covering the period through June 30. The money is a small fraction of what the Republican has raised. Husted’s campaign reported $14.35 million in total receipts and $9.42 million in cash on hand at the end of J…

Backlash Over Data Centers, Power Costs Tests GOP's Hold on Ohio

Republicans’ grip on the key state of Ohio confronts one of its toughest tests in years as voters’ anger over soaring utility bills fuels a backlash against data centers.

Mike DeWine Takes Further Action on Data Centers

Gov. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, on Thursday joined nearly half of the governors in the country in signing onto President Donald Trump’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge. The pledge would require AI companies and data center operators pay the utility and infrastructure costs of data centers, not consumers. “America’s continued economic and technological leadership depends on reliable, large-scale...