Haskins Questions AI Data Center Safeguards
As Kansas lawmakers debate how to regulate the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence data centers, Representative Kirk Haskins is raising questions about their impact on communities and the need for clearer safeguards. In an October 15 report from The Capital-Journal, Haskins warned that development is moving quickly while lawmakers still lack reliable information about appropriate protections. He pointed to a proposed Google data center in Barber County, where the absence of county zoning requirements limits local oversight. Haskins also questioned the influence of outside organizations on Kansas policymaking, saying, “I don’t like policies being dictated by those outside of the state of Kansas.”
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The Topeka Capital-Journal, October 15, 2026
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