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. 39 stories

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Sep 13 Who bankrolls Emporia’s data center bid is the $3 million question. The answer is sought in court.
Kansas Reflector
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Sep 11 Butler County leaders address data center 'misinformation as residents resist possible construction
KAKE
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Sep 9 Large crowd weighs data center development in Hutchinson
Hutch Post
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Sep 9 Reno county discusses the future of data centers
kake.comalso carried by 1 other outlet
More coverage: KSNT 27 News · The Topeka Capital-Journal
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Sep 7 Proposed Kansas data center sits hundreds of yards from psychiatric hospital, raising safety concerns
kake.com
More coverage: koamnewsnow.com
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Sep 4 Judge rules Edgerton petition seeking ban on data centers can move forward for now
kansascity.com ($)
More coverage: Yahoo
Johnson County, KS
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Sep 4 The Kansas WEALTH Coalition Calls for a Data Center Moratorium Until Significant Guardrails Are Put in Place
adastraradio.com
More coverage: The Galena Sentinel Times
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Sep 4 Butler County zoning board approves data center regulations
KSN.comalso carried by 2 other outlets
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Sep 3 PRESS RELEASE: WEALTH Coalition Demands Data Center Moratorium Pending Adoption of Guardrails
Sierra Club
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Sep 3 Prospective data center attends Shawnee Co. water meeting
WIBW
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Sep 2 City releases report from data center open house
Hutch Post
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Aug 31 Kansas made sure data centers are responsible. De Soto should welcome one | Opinion
Kansas City Star ($)
Johnson County, KS
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Aug 31 Barber County commissioners to meet Aug. 31 to discuss data center agreement
KAKE
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Aug 31 Today: Barber County Commission could finalize agreement for Google data center
KWCHalso carried by 2 other outlets
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Aug 30 Kansas cities sue residents over petitions seeking to block large data centers
Yahoo
More coverage: Newsweek
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Aug 28 Sedgwick County considering extending pause on data center applications
KWCHalso carried by 4 other outlets
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Aug 28 Data centers split labor union and Democrats as GOP make inroads
Salina Journal ($)
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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 ($)
More coverage: KWCH
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Aug 18 After Johnson County data center lawsuit, petitioners say town ‘retaliated'
NewsBreak: Local News & Alertsalso carried by 2 other outlets
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Aug 18 Topeka Planning Commission discuss zoning changes for data center development
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More coverage: AOL.com
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Aug 17 Data center moratorium language amended by Topeka City Council, here’s what changed
AOL.com
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Aug 17 Google considers Ford County for data center
High Plains Journal
Ford County, KS
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Aug 16 Topeka leaders wary of Compass Datacenters ties to AI surveillance
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
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 Shawnee County labels data center application ‘incomplete’
aol.comalso carried by 2 other outlets
More coverage: WIBW · KSNT 27 News · The Topeka Capital-Journal · AOL.com
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Aug 13 How a massive data center could cut local tax bills | Opinion
The Topeka Capital-Journal ($)
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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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