After these Independence councilmembers supported an AI data center, voters ousted them
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Voters in Independence, US, have ousted two councilmembers who supported a massive artificial intelligence data center, citing lack of transparency and accountability. The newly elected mayor and councilmembers have promised to prioritize transparency and hold the data center company accountable to its contract agreements.
In Independence, US, voters removed two councilmembers who voted for a $6 billion tax break for an AI data center. The new mayor, Kevin King, and councilmembers, Jackie Dorman and Cody Atkinson, campaigned on pro-transparency platforms. King won with 60% of the vote, beating the incumbent by over 20 percentage points. The election was seen as a referendum on the data center project, which sparked massive public outcry. The new council has vowed to hold the data center company, Nebius, accountable to its contract agreements.
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