Wortz spearheads bipartisan effort to halt data center construction in Michigan

By: Kyle Davidson

Outlets: Michigan Advance

Published: February 27, 2026

Words: 334

Last Updated: 1 week, 5 days ago

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State Rep. Jennifer Wortz (R-Quincy) on Friday unveiled a set of policies to put a moratorium on building data centers, making good on a promise she made earlier this year alongside former Republican House Speaker Tom Leonard in his campaign for governor.

Introduced in conjunction with Reps. Joseph Fox (R-Fremont) and Dylan Wegela (D-Garden City), Wortz said the three-bill Data Center Regulation Act would give local communities the ability to assess any potential ramifications from …

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