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Saginaw council approves data center ordinance after months of planning

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The Saginaw city council approved a new ordinance regulating data centers following months of planning and local debate.

In Michigan and elsewhere, data center developments have sparked local resistance movements and figured prominently on the 2026 election campaign trail.

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