cd /news/ai-infrastructure/the-newest-bipartisan-issue-not-want… · home topics ai-infrastructure article
[ARTICLE · art-73650] src=boingboing.net ↗ pub= topic=ai-infrastructure verified=true sentiment=↓ negative

The newest bipartisan issue: not wanting an AI data center next door

Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds has attracted more than $5 million in support from a pro-AI super PAC, but is losing Republican voters opposed to AI data centers in their communities. Hernando County, Florida, has approved a one-year moratorium on data-center applications.

read1 min views1 publishedJul 25, 2026

Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds has attracted more than $5 million in support from a pro-AI super PAC. He is also losing Republican voters who do not want the industry's data centers in their communities.

One Florida county, Hernando, has already approved a one-year moratorium on data-center applications. — Read the rest

The post The newest bipartisan issue: not wanting an AI data center next door appeared first on Boing Boing.

── more in #ai-infrastructure 4 stories · sorted by recency
── more on @byron donalds 3 stories trending now
sponsored brought to you by zahid.host 4,200+ EU-deployed projects
reading about agents? ship yours in a single git push.

Run your AI side-project on zahid.host

EU-based hosting, git-push deploys, automatic HTTPS, no cold starts. Free tier with a custom domain — perfect for shipping the agent you just read about.

$git push zahid main
Live at https://your-agent.zahid.host
Get free account → Pricing
from €0/mo · no card required
LIVE [news/the-newest-bipartisa…] indexed:0 read:1min 2026-07-25 ·