Whether local communities should have the final say on whether AI data centers are built in their area, or whether state and national interests should override local opposition.
Large computing facilities built to train and run artificial intelligence models, and the public questions they raise about electricity, water and land. Fought locally through zoning and utility rates, and nationally through energy policy, grid capacity and federal support for the industry.
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What US politicians are saying about artificial intelligence ahead of the November 3, 2026 midterms, from the White House's AI agenda and the fight over data centers to senators questioning AI in schools and California's limits on AI at work.
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Artificial intelligence became a campaign issue in the November 3, 2026 U.S. midterms, from AI industry super PACs and a $4 million Democratic ad campaign over state AI rules to 49 local ballot measures on data centers and federal warnings about AI-powered attacks on election officials.
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In November 2026 ballot measures, voters in dozens of US jurisdictions rejected proposed AI data centers over energy demand, water use and higher utility bills.
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