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Donavan McKinney: “In Michigan, we put some protections in there...if you take…”

Featuring: Donavan McKinney, Michigan House of Representatives, District 11

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"Mop Up Michigan": Donavan McKinney on Democratic Socialism, Corporate Money & His Primary Upset

Published | Video Starts at 04:22

And so, you know, as a state rep myself, we put some guardrails in the legislation even though it was watered down because, you know, groups like Meta and you know, Google that came in flooded dollars to … In Michigan, we put some protections in there...if you take taxpayer dollars...you have to create a closed loop system. … electrical grid. But it doesn't go far enough. And so we're joining folks like Rhett Pearson down there in Tennessee and other folks across the nation on a moratorium because … (04:22–04:37)

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Asserts that Michigan legislation requires data centers using taxpayer dollars to create a closed loop system.

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