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Senator’s Land Deal and Data Center Push | Harrisburg News

Senator’s Land Deal and Data Center Push | Harrisburg News

Published 2 weeks, 3 days ago
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Pennsylvania state senator and GOP leader Greg Rothman, also head of his family’s real estate firm, earned a commission from the sale of land now slated for a massive, controversial PAX-1 data center. Though Rothman insists he wasn’t directly involved in the deal, his company’s decades-long relationship with the land’s prior owner and a subsequent bill he introduced to fast-track tech projects have fueled accusations of conflict of interest. As local residents rally against the development—drawing hundreds to a town hall—the debate over data centers’ economic benefits versus community impact rages on, with Rothman caught in the crosshairs.

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