Iowa gubernatorial candidate proposes data center taxation to offset gas tax cut

Iowa gubernatorial candidate proposes data center taxation to offset gas tax cut

News ClipNational Review·IA·9/14/2026

Iowa GOP gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn has proposed a plan to cut the state's gas tax in half. To compensate for the lost revenue, he intends to make data center companies pay for it through new taxation. This proposal highlights data centers as a potential source for state funding.

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Gov: Iowa State Government, Iowa GOP
Iowa GOP gubernatorial candidate Zach Lahn wants to cut the state’s gas tax in half and ‘make data center companies pay for it.’