Crowley says he would repeal data center tax subsidies, regulate AI and social media • Wisconsin Examiner

Crowley this week laid out an 11-point policy plan for restricting and regulating AI and social media companies, the Wisconsin Examiner reported. According to the article, he also said he would repeal data center tax subsidies. The announcement came with less than three weeks until Election Day.

The article cites a September Marquette Law School poll, which found that 74% of Wisconsinites say the costs of data centers outweigh the benefits. The Examiner's report does not specify what the individual points of the plan contain beyond its stated focus on restricting and regulating AI and social media companies, nor does it state the mechanism by which the data center tax subsidies would be repealed. The article refers to him as Crowley and does not name the office he is seeking.

The report places the announcement in the context of the closing weeks of the campaign, with the election less than three weeks away. According to the article, the 74% figure from the September Marquette Law School poll is the public-opinion context cited for the data center subsidy proposal. The article does not include direct quotation from Crowley and does not report responses from data center operators, supporters of the tax subsidies, or the AI and social media companies the plan would target. It does not state whether the plan would apply to companies outside Wisconsin or how a repeal of the subsidies would be enacted.