Debate about Kansas law incentivizing data center construction charges up governor’s race

Republican Ty Masterson and Democrat Cindy Holscher share perspectives on intense Kansas debate about boundaries for mega-data centers popping up in Kansas.

By: Tim Carpenter

Outlets: Kansas Reflector

Published: October 9, 2026

Words: 1,166

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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TOPEKA — Cindy Holscher and Ty Masterson sat about 20 feet apart on the floor of the Kansas Senate on the final day of the 2025 legislative session as they voted for the bill granting a 20-year state and local sales tax exemption to developers of massive data centers.

In 18th months since a bipartisan coalition of 101 members of the Legislature and Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly embraced the bill championed by artificial intelligence and …

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