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Kelda Roys: “There are basically no standards and safeguards for data…”

Featuring: Kelda Roys, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 26

Campaign 2026: Sen. Kelda Roys (D) - Candidate for Governor

Published July 22, 2026 | Video Starts at 14:36

The Lace Marquette Law school poll shows majority of voters believe that the cost of data centers outweigh the benefits. Do you agree with them? Well, certainly I do. Given the status quo, right. There are basically no standards and safeguards for data centers. And so it's been the wild west. You have the biggest and most powerful corporations in the history of the world running roughshod over local communities. That's unacceptable. (14:36–14:40)

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