Data-center buildout in Kansas, as reported

Press coverage of data center siting, power, water, and subsidies in Kansas, each story tagged with the track it covers and the jurisdictions it names. 47 stories

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Aug 25 Ottawa petition organizers prepare legal fight over data centers
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
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Aug 24 Kansas Democrats face political consequences for embracing public uprising against data centers
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
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Aug 24 County planners reject to ask commission for Data Center, BESS regulations
Hutch Post
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Aug 21 Why cities are suing Kansas residents over petitions to ban data centers
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
More coverage: KWCH
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Aug 18 After Johnson County data center lawsuit, petitioners say town ‘retaliated'
NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 2 other outlets
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Aug 18 Topeka Planning Commission discuss zoning changes for data center development
yahoo.com
More coverage: AOL.com
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Aug 17 Google considers Ford County for data center
High Plains Journal
Ford County, KS
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Aug 16 Topeka leaders wary of Compass Datacenters ties to AI surveillance
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
More coverage: The Topeka Capital-Journal
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Aug 15 Johnson County city sues to keep proposed data center ban off ballot
NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 2 other outlets
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Aug 14 To stop a massive data center from moving in, Leavenworth protesters are showing up and getting loud
KCUR
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Aug 14 Edgerton calls citizen petition ‘void and invalid,’ files suit to block data center ban
KCTV ($)
More coverage: Attack of the Fanboy
Johnson County, KS
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Aug 14 Residents of Kansas town don’t trust data center plans. They want to vote on a ban
Yahoo
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Aug 14 Laura Kelly on data center guardrails on water use, electricity costs
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
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Aug 14 Does Kansas have data center guardrails? Issue looms in governor race
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
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Aug 13 Osawatomie, Kansas Data Center Could Cut City Property Taxes
Hoodline
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Aug 13 Leavenworth Co. officials reverse course, slow down on data center proposed for site near Tonganoxie
Lawrence Journal-World
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Aug 13 Residents raise concerns during data center open house
Hutch Post
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Aug 13 Moratorium expires on Tonganoxie data center project; citizen group plans lawsuit
kctv5.com ($)
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Aug 12 Leavenworth County Commission lifts moratorium on data center by 3-2 vote
tonganoxiemirror.com
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Aug 12 Why Compass Datacenters is facing a setback in Shawnee County
AOL.comalso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: aol.com · WIBW · KSNT 27 News · The Topeka Capital-Journal · +1 more
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Aug 12 Data center moratorium language amended by Topeka City Council, here’s what changed
KSNT 27 Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: AOL.com
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Aug 11 De Soto Weighs Tax Breaks For Second Massive Data Center Campus
Hoodline
More coverage: The Topeka Capital-Journal
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Aug 10 World’s largest data center developer is seeking tax incentives for De Soto site
Kansas City Star ($)
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Aug 9 Kansas town silences public comment on gigawatt AI data center after receiving death threats, moves to virtual meetings — shift follows physics teacher's arrest for clapping at data center hearing
Tom's Hardware
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Aug 9 Clap during a city meeting in Emporia and you too might be hustled off to jail. Just ask Lux.
News From The Statesalso carried by 1 other outlet
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Aug 7 “Focus Is on Affordability”: Cindy Holscher, Kansas Dem Nominee for Gov, on Data Center Fight & More
Democracy Now!
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Aug 7 Emporia commission dodging public input, citizen petition on data center | Opinion
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
More coverage: AOL.com
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Aug 7 Topeka-area residents question data center proposal | Exclusive
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
More coverage: KSNT 27 News · The Topeka Capital-Journal
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Aug 7 See photos from Protect Kansas community event about data centers
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
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Aug 7 Beale Infrastructure answers questions on its data center project in De Soto
NewsBreak: Local News & Alerts
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Aug 6 What impact would a data center have in Shawnee County?
KSNT 27 News
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Aug 6 Masterson, Holscher diverge on data centers as Kansas governor's race heats up
KSHB 41 Kansas City
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Aug 5 City Commission sends data center petition to court, awards DeBauge Soccer Complex contract
Emporia Gazette
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Aug 5 Compass Datacenters is facing a setback in Shawnee County. Here's why
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
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Aug 5 Sunrise co-founder, data center critic nabs big primary
eenews.net
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Aug 5 Kansas farmers fear for water as fiber optic spools pile up for AI data centers
The Cool Down
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Aug 4 Coffeyville City Manager launches video series covering data centers
fox23.com
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Aug 4 Data centers capture attention of voters ahead of Missouri, Kansas primary elections
KSHB 41 Kansas City
Johnson County, KS
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Aug 3 In Kansas, Coffeyville's AI data center push meets calls for a legal moratorium
The Cool Down
More coverage: Yahoo
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Jul 31 At a Kansas data center meeting, a teacher clapped six times, then officers dragged him out
The Cool Down
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Jul 31 Shawnee County wants outside help to vet data centers
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
More coverage: AOL.com · AOL.com
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Jul 30 Did Topeka city and school board leaders break open meeting laws?
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
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Jul 29 Police remove audience member during heated data center zoning meeting
newsnationnow.com
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Jul 29 Teacher arrested for clapping in support of opposition at an AI data center meeting — gigawatt-scale project gets approved anyway despite community resistance
tomshardware.com
More coverage: Syracuse.com
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Jul 29 Here's what we saw at Compass Datacenters' open house
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
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Jul 29 Topeka-area residents soak in information about data center proposal
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
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Jul 29 Kansas high school teacher dragged out, arrested for clapping at city meeting over proposed data center
New York Post
More coverage: The Nerd Stash · We Got This Covered
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