Senate candidate Scott Colom calls for temporary ban on data centers in Mississippi
Colom called for a temporary pause on new data centers and outlined conditions he would require before construction could resume.
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Senate candidate Scott Colom called for a temporary ban on new data centers in Mississippi, with conditions including that projects pay their own way. He criticized Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith over oversight and campaign support from a pro-AI super PAC; Hyde-Smith’s campaign disputed his account.
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Senate candidate proposing a temporary ban on new data centers in Mississippi
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