AXIOS (Zachary Basu) - Data center uproar scrambles the midterm election
A new populist fever is coursing through the midterms, forcing campaigns to retreat and recalibrate as they confront a groundswell of hostility toward AI data centers. Why it matters: Grassroots pressure is breaking the bipartisan consensus that enabled America's AI buildout. Candidates in both parties are now racing to distance themselves from projects their own leaders spent years courting. The big picture: What started as scattered, localized NIMBYism is scaling into a national cross-partisan movement that could slow America's race for AI supremacy. - In Ohio, former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown has spent millions on a summer ad campaign branding Republican Sen. Jon Husted as "the face of data centers," weaponizing Husted's years of…
Which major AI and tech companies have signed on to President Trump's ratepayer-protection pledge?
Google, Microsoft, Meta, Oracle, xAI, OpenAI, and Amazon have all signed on to the pledge.
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What is the first state to impose a statewide moratorium on new hyperscale data centers?
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Who won the Wyoming Republican primary for the open House seat and what was their platform regarding data centers?
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What actions did Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro take regarding data center investment?
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