Data centers become a focus as governor’s race takes off

By: Baylor Spears

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: August 18, 2026

Words: 912

Last Updated: 11 hours, 13 minutes ago

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Republican gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany began his general election campaign against Democratic nominee Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley by seeking to paint his opponent as a fan of data centers. Data centers have become a source of great concern for Wisconsin voters. Crowley’s Democratic primary opponent Francesca Hong made the issue central to her campaign before narrowly losing to Crowley last week. Neither Tiffany nor Crowley supports a moratorium on the construction of …

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