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Blakeman vows to rescind Hochul's "crazy" data-center moratorium if elected
Blakeman escalated his opposition to EO 62 from criticism to a concrete campaign pledge: he would rescind the one-year hyperscale data-center moratorium, calling it "crazy" and arguing data centers keep New York competitive in the AI race. He says local governments should be free to strike their own deals with tech companies. Trump also attacked the order on Truth Social this week, making the moratorium an early general-election fault line.
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Source: Spectrum NY1 · Jul 16, 2026 · Credibility Tier 2 · Permalink https://reviewhochul.com/news/blakeman-rescind-data-center-moratorium-jul-2026
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