DeWine Announces Tax Exemption Pause on Data Centers
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has announced a pause on new tax exemptions for data centers while their impact is studied. This decision comes as data centers have significantly contributed to the state's economy, with a reported capital investment of $27.2 billion in 2025. The Ohio General Assembly is set to review the benefits and resource usage of data centers during this period.
- ▪Governor Mike DeWine announced a pause on new tax exemptions for data centers in Ohio.
- ▪Data centers reported a total capital investment of $27.2 billion in 2025.
- ▪The sales tax exemption for data centers cost Ohio $1.6 billion in revenue for 2025, significantly exceeding forecasts.
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Home – Ohio Politics & News – DeWine Announces Tax Exemption Pause on Data Centers news DeWine Announces Tax Exemption Pause on Data Centers Rebecca Downs • May 29, 2026 Print Construction vehicles and equipment lay idle on July 24, 2025 in Lewis Center, Ohio. (Eli Hiller/For The Washington Post via Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); As lawmakers study the impact of data centers in Ohio, Republican Gov.
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