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

By: Ruth Conniff

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: August 21, 2026

Words: 1,151

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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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 the general election campaign attacking his Democratic rival by labeling him “Data Center David …

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