Datacenters emerging as key voter issue for candidates on November's ballot

CNY Decides presented by WAER Syracuse Public Media and Central Current

A majority of potential voters is telling candidates for office that they don't want datacenters built in their localities. Whether they are running for local, state or federal offices, candidates are staking out positions from outright bans to stricter controls, to economic support for datacenters.

On this episode of CNY Decides, Central Current's Eddie Velazquez talks with WAER's Chris Bolt about how the shaping local races, and changing the landscape of some endorsements, which could influence behavior in the voting booth.

CNY Decides is a joint voter-education project of WAER Syracuse Public Media and Central Current.

Chris Bolt, Ed.D. has proudly been covering the Central New York community and mentoring students for more than 30 years. His career in public media started as a student volunteer, then as a reporter/producer. He has been the news director for WAER since 1995. Dedicated to keeping local news coverage alive, Chris also has a passion for education, having trained, mentored and provided a platform for growth to more than a thousand students. Career highlights include having work appear on NPR, CBS, ABC and other news networks, winning numerous local and state journalism awards.