Ohio data center tax boondoggles just one example of Kasich corporate giveaways

By: Brian Williams

Outlets: Ohio Capital Journal

Published: September 21, 2026

Words: 1,020

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 3 days ago

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Former Gov. John Kasich’s massive tax giveaways a decade ago to the tech giants now building data centers in Ohio will continue to plague the state for another 30 years. But that $2.3 billion in state sales tax exemptions to 18 companies is just one of many naïve and shortsighted Kasich deals, from 2011 to 2019, in which state assets were turned over to corporations – weakening the state.

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