Lawmakers applaud data center tax break pause

Name: Lawmakers applaud data center tax break pause
Uploaded: 2026-06-02T00:08:51.000Z
Duration: 2 min 53 s
Description: Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has decided to pause new sales tax exemptions for data centers across the state. This move was supported by both the Ohio Legislature's Joint Data Center Committee and an advocacy group working to ban large-scale data centers statewide. The pause indicates a reevaluation of the state's incentives for data center development.

News Clip2:53NBC4 Columbus·OH·6/2/2026

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has decided to pause new sales tax exemptions for data centers across the state. This move was supported by both the Ohio Legislature's Joint Data Center Committee and an advocacy group working to ban large-scale data centers statewide. The pause indicates a reevaluation of the state's incentives for data center development.

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Gov: Ohio Legislature's Joint Data Center Committee, Gov. Mike DeWine

Leaders of the Ohio Legislature’s Joint Data Center Committee and the group trying to ban large scale data centers statewide welcomed Gov. Mike DeWine’s (R-Ohio) decision to pause new sales tax exemptions.

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