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. 27 stories

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Oct 11 Debate about Kansas law incentivizing data center construction charges up governor’s race
Salina Post
More coverage: Hays Post
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us/ks/barber
Oct 8 Data centers can pay their way in Johnson County, Kansas, and deserve a fair hearing
Heartlander News
Johnson County, KS
us/ks/johnson
us/ks/johnson/city/edgerton
us/ks/johnson/city/gardner
Oct 8 Data Centers Pitched as Less Thirsty Than Farms in Pivot (1)
Bloomberg Law Newsalso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: Bloomberg Government News
us/ks/finney
us/ks/kearny
Oct 8 Shawnee County Commission candidates split on data center proposal
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
us/ks/shawnee
Oct 7 Judge could order Nebius to halt data center construction in Independence
FOX4KC.com
us/ks/montgomery/city/independence
Oct 7 Commission hears data center concerns
PottCoTimes.com
More coverage: Emporia Gazette
us/ks/pottawatomie
us/ks/lyon/city/emporia
Oct 7 Butler County Commission tables decision on data center regulations
Yahooalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: AOL.com
us/ks/butler
Oct 6 Data center déjà vu: Another Kansas city argues ban can’t be brought by petition
Yahoo
us/ks/butler/city/rose-hill
Oct 5 'We're going to win this': Tonganoxie vows to defeat proposed Project Bluestem's hyperscale data center
KSHB 41 Kansas City
us/ks/leavenworth
us/ks/leavenworth/city/tonganoxie
Oct 2 Flint Hills Digital Campus still seeking partners after public website goes offline
Emporia Gazette
us/ks/lyon/city/emporia
Oct 2 Longbine warns proposed moratorium could take Emporia ‘out of the game’
Emporia Gazette
us/ks/lyon/city/emporia
us/ks/lyon
Sep 30 Why massive power transmission lines may be built in Kansas | Exclusive
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
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Sep 28 OP-ED: Emporia’s data center decision — exploring the economic, environmental and community concerns of large-scale data center development
KVOE
More coverage: KVOE · Emporia Gazette
us/ks/lyon/city/emporia
us/ks/lyon
Sep 27 Data Center Revolt tour stops in Shawnee County
KSNT 27 News
us/ks/shawnee
Sep 27 Data center project moves forward in De Soto – over opposition. ‘Too much unknown’
kansascity.com ($)
us/ks/johnson/city/de-soto
Sep 25 'Out of time': Ottawa ends data center contract as ballot fight continues
KSHB 41 Kansas City
us/ks/franklin/city/ottawa
Sep 22 Rose Hill says it cannot sustain a data center amid citizen-led effort to ban them completely
KAKE
us/ks/butler/city/rose-hill
us/ks/butler
Sep 19 Pott County planning commission plans revisions to proposed data center regulations
News Radio KMAN
us/ks/pottawatomie
Sep 19 Kansas YouTuber urges 12-month pause on data center after AI bots trade safeguard workarounds
The Cool Downalso carried by 1 other outlet
us/ks/montgomery/city/coffeyville
Sep 18 The small town of Osawatomie takes a big swing on a data center; one estimate has city gaining $30M a year
ljworld.com
us/ks/miami/city/osawatomie
Sep 18 A rural Kansas town considers data center as a big swing to revitalize its economy
KCURalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: lawrencekstimes.com
us/ks/miami/city/osawatomie
Sep 17 Herington explores hyperscale data center potential
abilene-rc.com
us/ks/morris/city/herington
Sep 16 City approves data center moratorium
marysvilleonline.net
More coverage: Lawrence Journal-World · Lawrence Journal-World
us/ks/marshall/city/marysville
us/ks/douglas/city/lawrence
Sep 16 Leavenworth County to host special meeting for neighbor input on 1,000-acre data center proposal
KSHB 41 Kansas City
More coverage: KMBC
us/ks/leavenworth
Sep 13 Who bankrolls Emporia’s data center bid is the $3 million question. The answer is sought in court.
Kansas Reflector
us/ks/lyon/city/emporia
Sep 11 Butler County leaders address data center 'misinformation as residents resist possible construction
KAKE
us/ks/butler
Sep 10 Shawnee County approves engineering services for proposed data centers
KSNT 27 Newsalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: The Topeka Capital-Journal
us/ks/shawnee

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