Independence Voters Decide Recall of Councilman Tied to Data Center Tax Vote

Anger over AI data center drives Missouri city’s voters to recall council member

Voters in Independence, Missouri, voted to recall a city council member over his decision in March to back billions of dollars in tax breaks for an AI data center.

Missouri officials ousted for approving massive data center

Missouri voters recalled a third Independence official over a controversial AI data center, deepening backlash to the project.

Data Center company ponders moving on after Spanish Fork leaders delay Title 15 vote

Following months of study, then a 2 week delay, Spanish Fork City leaders decided not to amend Title 15, at least for another two weeks.

Local Pol Bounced Hard Over Data Center

Tonight in Independence, Missouri, hometown of Harry Truman, city councilman John Perkins got absolutely rocked, losing a recall election with 68%

Independence voters recall councilman tied to data center tax vote

With 100% of precincts reporting, a 68.05% ‘YES’ vote toward a recall of Perkins was submitted by voters on Tuesday.

Independence Councilman John Perkins to learn recall vote fate after data center support

Independence 1st District City Councilman John Perkins faced a recall vote Tuesday, the latest challenge in a political career that has seen him elected to the Independence City Council five times.