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Lawmakers exchanged barbs Wednesday over the question of whether tax abatements for large businesses and data centers are effective. The findings were part of a report from the Office of Fiscal and Management Analysis.

Residents voiced concerns about Google’s data center, including potential emissions from diesel generators and the storage of diesel fuel.

School leaders are worried about the impact a proposed data center may have on its students. And it may pose another challenge at an already difficult time: a decline in enrollment.

The Metropolitan Development Commission approved more than $240 million in tax breaks for a $4.3 billion data center set to be built in Decatur Township.

Democrats and Republicans have found common ground in this campaign season. Both parties have poured millions into ads attacking data centers as the public continues to protest the AI facilities.

New data center developments cannot be approved in Marion County until 2028 The Metropolitan Development Commission approved the pause Wednesday.

The moratorium on new data center projects in Marion County now heads to the Metropolitan Development Commission for approval.

The Metropolitan Development Commission voted 6-1 Wednesday to approve a scaled-back data center campus on Indianapolis' east side in Warren Township.

An Indianapolis City-County Council committee advanced a data center moratorium through 2027 after months of community pressure, sending the measure to the full council for an Aug. 10 vote.

The announcement from Indianapolis City-County Council President Maggie Lewis comes after months of protests at city meetings over data centers and calls from residents to pause approvals.