Ford and Lombardo aren’t leading Nevada’s data center debate. They’re just trying to navigate it.

By: Hugh Jackson

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: September 24, 2026

Words: 1,089

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Both Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo and the Democrat hoping to unseat him, Attorney General Aaron Ford, have been playing catch-up on data centers. Their positions have been reactive and unimaginative. It’s as if their hearts aren’t in it.

Most of the Nevada press, and some national outlets as well, generously gave Lombardo ad-ready headlines last week about the governor announcing “guardrails” on data center development.

Under an executive order

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