Michigan should regulate data centers like public utilities

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.

Washington Post and George Mason University's Schar School released a September 17, 2026, poll showing Democrat Abdul El-Sayed leading Mike Rogers, 48 percent to 45 percent, among Michigan voters. The result was within a 3.9-point margin of error, although 53 percent favored Democratic Senate control.