GrassRoots group to hold ‘No Blank Checks for Big Tech’ rally

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Wisconsin residents who are opposed to large data center development will hold a rally Wednesday night calling for an end to Wisconsin’s sales-tax exemption for hyperscale data center companies.

Members of GROWW — GrassRoots Organizing Western Wisconsin — will hold a “No Blank Checks for Big Tech” rally, including a 6 p.m. press conference, at Veterans Park in downtown River Falls.

The organization estimates the sales-tax exemption will give operators of hyperscale data centers more than $2 billion in tax relief without protecting Wisconsin communities in return.

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