Kansas Democrats face political consequences for embracing public uprising against data centers

By: Sherman Smith

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 788

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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TOPEKA — Rep. Brooklynne Mosley never gets a clear answer when she asks proponents of data centers how closely they want to live near one.

That’s because “everyone thinks it’s going to be in someone else’s backyard,” she said.

Across the state, fights are erupting in communities where residents’ concerns about water and electricity usage, noise and air pollution, and the threat of artificial intelligence are met with promises of construction jobs and lucrative property …

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