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Lingering anger in Independence over data center drives voter turnout, council turnover

Voter turnout in Independence, Missouri, significantly increased, leading to city council turnover, largely due to public anger over the Independence City Council's approval of a Nevi US data center project. Concurrently, a Jackson County Legislator has proposed a 120-day moratorium on data center land use applications to allow time for new regulations to be developed.