Data centers have become a political issue. Here's where the Ohio governor candidates stand.

Where data centres are proposed, Ontario voters have questions for their local candidates

Residents are concerned over the risks presented by the developments, which are part of a global boom driven by AI. And the public backlash is starting to shape the platforms of candidates.

Data centers have become a political issue. Here's where the Ohio governor candidates stand.

Vivek Ramaswamy, left, and Dr. Amy Acton, right. (Photo by Morgan Trau & WEWS.)The frontrunners for Ohio governor both want to regulate data centers but have different plans for how to address growing concerns. It’s one of the most controversial topics this year: data centers and their rapid expansion in Ohio. “I think we need a leader who just doesn’t say, ‘Hey, open it up, and it’s a free-for-all,’ or a leader who says that they ban it because…

Amy Acton would set conditions on new Ohio data centers - Signal Cleveland

Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton has a new plan for dealing with data centers in Ohio – and it involves making them clear a set of state regulatory hurdles before they are approved.  Acton announced Monday that any new data centers in the state must meet certain conditions regarding energy costs, union labor, transparency, environmental standards and siting. She elaborated a bit on her ideas, some of which could require changes to state l…