Despite all of the talk about the explosive growth in the construction of data centers, the Wisconsin Legislature did not make any changes that would address concerns over water use, electricity rates, construction jobs, and the impact of artificial intelligence on the state’s workforce. Republicans and Democrats authored their own versions of new data center oversight, but the session ended with no changes.
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