The November Third Thursday meeting of the Ag & Rural Caucus of the Washington State Democrats will focus on the politics behind opposition to data centers. The Zoom host, Don Schwerin, would like participants to think about the politics behind the opposition to data centers.

Is it fact-based? What facts are in play…water, electricity, noise, jobs?
Is it fear, fear about AI, or just fear about technology?
Is it about corruption, insider trading, behind-our-back dealings?
Is there a partisan flavor to the opposition? And, if so, what is it?
Is it packaging? Are local tax benefits real and known? How about revenue flowing back to local utilities- is it real? Who’s talking?

Zoom link during the session: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84894327991?pwd=2wlVwRNTaBPI6YieYovsviKw8OwYGH.1