Answered from Michigan Midterm Drama, Crypto Heist, and Guest Hillary Clinton · Pivot · 2026-11-03
Scott Galloway called local moratoriums, including Governor Kathy Hochul's, populist posturing and a bad move for Democrats. He argued data centers pay property taxes and use few public services, and that blocking them pushes the jobs and tax base into Republican states. Good officials, he said, should set conditions instead, such as no electricity rate rises and closed-loop water. Kara Swisher pushed back that residents, not politicians, drive the opposition, angered by secrecy, NDAs and a sense of corruption.
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