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Today, we’re talking about the pros and cons of data centers and how Ohio is addressing them, as rural residents and others mobilize in hopes of bringing the issue to voters.

After Monday, Ohio will not give any new data centers its major tax break for the foreseeable future.

The tax department’s biennial forecasts of the size of the controversial tax exemption shared with the public amount to jarring lowballs of the actual figure, even when accounting for the imprecise nature of budget forecasting and the novel technology at hand.

It’s unlikely all the signatures collected so far are valid, and the number is far short of the hundreds of thousands of signatures needed, but the group is pleased so far.

People around data centers and future sites are sounding the alarm about their land and water use, utility costs and jobs created. The data center industry is starting to push back.

Save Ohio Parks says data centers should be required to meet their energy needs with solar and wind power and battery storage.

CEO Bill Fehrman said in an earnings call this week that AEP will generate 63 gigawatts nationally by 2030. The company currently generates only 32 gigawatts of power across 11 states.

As AI turns central Ohio into a data center hub, experts and employees discuss its role as a "force multiplier" in existing jobs, alongside growing concerns over global job automation and the future of work.

Today, we’re talking about the pros and cons of data centers and how Ohio is addressing them, as rural residents and others mobilize in hopes of bringing the issue to voters.

The races for governor and U.S. Senate in Ohio are a dead heat, while support for President Trump is slipping.