What was said about data centers in Kansas
23 statements from 17 speakers, grouped by who spoke. Each appears as said, with the date and the source. No verdict is attached.
From August 24, 2026 to September 22, 2026. Statements from every state are on Statements.
Data center companies 1
Developers, operators and builders of data centers and the technology companies that fill them, speaking through their staff and spokespeople. Every state.
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master developer
Gary Pinkston testified he had no interest in project and received no compensation
Government 9
Officials in office, lawmakers, regulators, public agencies and courts, federal, state, tribal and local. Every state.
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Rose Hill City Administrator
Mark Deter, city administrator, says Rose Hill does not have sufficient water resources to sustain a data center, noting El Dorado has a lake providing 10 million gallons of water a day.
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Kansas State Senate minority leader
Cindy Holscher called for statewide moratorium on new giant corporate data centers
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Kansas State Senate president
Ty Masterson said he would not put data centers across state to suck up water, rebutting Holscher
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Butler County officials stated no data centers are currently planned
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William Johnson, Butler County Administrator
Butler County officials say no data centers are currently in the works
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Shawnee County Commissioner Kevin Cook addressed data center debate at county level
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Hutchinson City Council member
Stacy Goss proposed a temporary moratorium on data center proposals that did not receive support
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state senator
Mike Murphy voted against Senate Bill 98 because he opposed special tax incentives to data center industry
Not on the record: the record holds S.B. 98 and no roll call on it. Read from the statement's words: Mike Murphy voted against Senate Bill 98. The record holds the bill and no roll call on it.
Bill data from LegiScan, licensed CC BY 4.0. The record chooses the bills, writes each stage in its own words and cites the legislature's own page for every bill.
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Mike Turner, Loudoun County official, outlined 15 best practices for data center approvals covering sound, power, water, emissions, setback and appearance
Candidates and campaigns 3
People running for office, their campaigns and their parties. A candidate who does not hold the office is not an official. Every state.
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Ty Masterson, Republican gubernatorial candidate, stated the Kansas legislature did put guardrails in place for data center construction, including ensuring the centers pay for their own electricity.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Cindy Holscher stated AI data companies spent close to 1 million dollars in advertising supporting Ty Masterson in the Republican primary for governor.
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Cindy Holscher, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, stated she would not put data centers across the state without appropriate guardrails in place prior to construction.
Advocates and residents 3
Advocacy and community groups on every side, residents, neighbors and people speaking at public meetings. Every state.
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Coalition demands state and local policies prioritizing health, safety, welfare of Kansas communities with guardrails on water, energy, air, land, transportation, health
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community attendees
Water use and environmental effects ranked as leading community concerns
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El Dorado resident
Edward Wilson, a resident of El Dorado, started the Protect the Heartland group dedicated to preventing high impact data centers from being built in the town
Researchers and analysts 1
Universities, research institutes, think tanks, pollsters, economists and consultants. Every state.
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Kathryn Kline Tyndall, Bipartisan Policy Center, stated state task forces might help communities negotiate data center deals
Other voices 6
Journalists, lawyers, former officials, and speakers the source describes in words that name none of the groups above. Every state.
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YouTuber
Parker Thompson is posting one video every day until Coffeyville passes a legal moratorium on data center development.
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Parker Thompson, YouTuber, is campaigning for a 12 month moratorium on data center development in Coffeyville, Kansas, citing concerns about uncontrolled AI models and risks to the power grid.
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journalist and author
Max McCoy will speak on data center opposition in rural America and Kansas at Lawrence Arts Center on September 21, 2026
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journalist and author
McCoy claims data centers rush to rural America involves secrecy, vast power and water consumption, environmental risk, job loss, and existential AI threat
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attorney for Twente and Schmidt
Linus Baker, the defendants' attorney, stated that citizens should not have to defend themselves in court for exercising First Amendment rights regarding political activity
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Mike Murphy
Legislation was being developed to repeal the data center tax incentive
The group comes from the words the source gives for the speaker; how the groups are read. Every statement on the record is in CSV and JSON, with its group and its state.
