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Ohio lawmakers move to make DeWine's data center tax break halt permanent

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Ohio legislators want to make Governor Mike DeWine’s pause on new data center tax exemptions permanent.

House Bill 957, introduced May 27 by Rep. Tristan Rader, D-Lakewood, would amend…

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Republicans willing to kill to get Vivek, Husted elected

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The most blatantly evil thing happening in Ohio right now is flying almost completely under the radar.

If you’re lucky enough to avoid far-right social media, you’ve probably missed it entirely.…

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Policy Matters Ohio Stats: Tax revenue lost to data centers and more

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$1.6B: Amount of revenue lost to Ohio’s data center sales tax exemption last year — about 11 times the originally projected cost. Back in January of 2025, we called that…

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Ohio Senate hearing on data centers Monday June 1

ACTION ALERT! Here's a chance to speak out about data centers in Ohio (but it's a short window, so please take action today and tomorrow morning)!

House Select Committee on Data Centers, Mon., June 1, 12 p…

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