Michigan lawmakers unveil plan to repeal data center tax breaks

Tax Breaks for Michigan Data Centers Under Fire from Bipartisan Coalition

There’s a bipartisan coalition of Michigan lawmakers opposing tax abated construction of data centers is a facility used to house computer systems. Rep. Dylan Wegela, D-Garden City, is leading the introduction of a bipartisan package with Reps. Erin Byrnes, D-Dearborn and Jim DeSana, R-Ash Township, to repeal tax breaks for data center developers. The Michigan Senate passed a bill package last year allowing large data centers operated by compani…

Michigan lawmakers unveil plan to repeal data center tax breaks

As a wave of new data center proposals prompts growing controversy in Michigan, two lawmakers are pushing legislation to repeal the tax breaks that have lured the industry to the state.

Michigan Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Repeal Data Center Tax Incentives

A bipartisan bill introduced Tuesday in the Michigan Legislature would repeal the state’s data center tax incentive laws, which, since their late 2024 approval, have helped attract over a dozen data center proposals.  The proposed repeal comes just as public outrage over, and opposition to, data centers from across the political spectrum is reaching a […]

Michigan's data center tax breaks: Will lawmakers succeed in repealing them?

This story was originally published by Bridge Michigan, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from Bridge Michigan, sign up for a free Bridge Michigan newsletter here. As a wave of data center developers further their plans to set up shop in Michigan, two bipartisan Michigan lawmakers want to repeal the tax breaks that are luring them. State Rep. Jim DeSana, R-Carleton, announced Tuesday during an anti-data cente…