After data center debacle, Gov. Cox says MIDA has had ‘mission creep’ and needs ‘major reform’

By: Katie McKellar

Outlets: Utah News Dispatch

Published: August 20, 2026

Words: 1,044

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said Utah elected leaders have delegated much of their land use and taxing authority to the non-elected Military Installation Development Authority — the powerful independent state body that went from obscurity to infamy this summer after it gave an initial green light to the highly controversial Stratos data center project in Box Elder County.

When asked about data centers during a televised …

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