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Cognetti blasts data-center tax breaks in $200K TV ad

7/28/2026

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Democrat Paige Cognetti spent $200,000 on a TV ad attacking data-center projects and Rep. Rob Bresnahan in a district.
The ad says big-tech must get no tax breaks, avoid higher electric bills, hire union labor, and warns data centers threaten water and the environment.
Rep. Rob Bresnahan introduced the Local Control Protection Act in June to curb corporate zoning lawsuits; the bill has not left committee and has no cosponsor.

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Story summary

Democrat Paige Cognetti spent $200,000 on a TV ad attacking data-center projects and Rep. Rob Bresnahan in a district.
The ad says big-tech must get no tax breaks, avoid higher electric bills, hire union labor, and warns data centers threaten water and the environment.
Rep. Rob Bresnahan introduced the Local Control Protection Act in June to curb corporate zoning lawsuits; the bill has not left committee and has no cosponsor.