Wisconsin governor race: Candidates agree on data center guardrails

Data centers are a big political issue; what should Wisconsin do about them?

There’s no bigger issue in the Wisconsin governor’s race than data centers. Republican candidate Tom Tiffany, who was hoping to run on not canceling Thanksgiving, quickly pivoted after democratic socialist candidate Francesca Hong lost the primary, moving to capture the issue that galvanized Hong’s supporters: opposing data center development. Tiffany spent the first week of […]

Governors' races including Wisconsin are being increasingly buffeted by the toxic politics of data centers

(WXPR) - More governors are shifting their stances or taking more steps to squeeze data centers as the midterm elections near and public opinion sours on the energy-hungry behemoths that tech giants and developers are building to fuel artificial intelligence…

Data centers key issue in race

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How the Wisconsin governor’s race became a data center hate-off

In the Wisconsin governor’s race, Democrat David Crowley and Republican Tom Tiffany are accusing each other of being soft on data centers. The race reveals the odd politics of the AI backlash.

Wisconsin governor race: Candidates agree on data center guardrails

Data centers are heating up in the race for Wisconsin governor. The issue is already hitting your TVs, with Republican Tom Tiffany’s new ads calling his Democratic opponent “Data Center David Crowley," while Crowley fires back.