AI data center

State Rep. Don Mayhew says he is leading an effort with several fellow Missouri House members to urge Gov. Mike Kehoe to call a special legislative session focused on the rapid expansion of large-scale data centers across the state.

Companies including Amazon and Google are building data centers in Missouri amid a boom in generative artificial intelligence. For many communities, there are more questions than answers.

The rapid expansion of hyperscale data centers is far outstripping efforts to regulate them in Missouri and other states

More than two dozen Nodaway County residents filled the Maryville City Council chambers earlier this week to voice concerns about a proposed $4 billion artificial intelligence data center south of the city.