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Melissa Hughes: “I'm not in favor of a moratorium [on data centers] because…”

Featuring: Melissa Hughes, Secretary and CEO of the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation

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WI Gubernatorial Candidate Missy Huges Speaks at CoCo Dems Headquarters

Published | Video Starts at 23:21

… development of data centers until more study can be done, more knowledge can be put in place, and legislation can maybe be addressed as well. Your thoughts, please? Yeah, so I'm not in favor of a moratorium [on data centers] because honestly, I feel like that's government kicking the can down the road. and saying, I'm not ready, we can't deal with it. And that's not what functioning government needs to do. We need to be flexible and dynamic and be able to respond in the moment to what is happening. (23:21–23:29)

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Asserts opposition to a moratorium on data centers, viewing it as government inaction.

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