Pair of Kansas lawmakers face blowback in their fight against data centers

Two Democratic state lawmakers praise the groundswell of grassroots opposition to hyper-scale data center construction in Kansas. Reps. Brooklynne Mosley of Lawrence and Alexis Simmons of Topeka in an interview with editor-in-chief Sherman Smith discuss the ramifications they've faced for clashing with data center supporters and how Kansas leaders could legislate further protections or liberties for data centers. New episodes of the Kansas Reflector Podcast drop on Mondays. Kansas Reflector staff interview elected officials, politicians, researchers, experts and everyday Kansans who are in the thick of state politics and current events. This episode was hosted by Sherman Smith and produced by Anna Kaminski. Read more at kansasreflector.com.