Wisconsin considers statewide team to assist towns with data center negotiations
News Clip0:41Civic Media·WI·6/22/2026
Wisconsin State Senator Kelda Roys has proposed establishing a statewide negotiating team to assist small towns in negotiating with large data center corporations. This initiative aims to provide communities with shared expert resources to secure better deals concerning water, electricity, and tax revenue from data center developments. The proposal seeks to level the playing field between local governments and powerful tech companies.
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Gov: Wisconsin State Legislature, State Senator Kelda Roys
When a data center comes to a Wisconsin town, the people negotiating for the community might be part-time city council members — neighbors with day jobs. Across the table sits a corporation worth billions, with a legal team that does this for a living. The decisions they make shape a community's water, electricity, and tax dollars for decades. State Senator Kelda Roys has proposed a statewide negotiating team — shared experts who level the playing field so any Wisconsin town, big or small, can land a deal that actually works for the people who live there. It's Kelda's idea — but we want to know what you think.
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