Microsoft goes quiet after church groups ask for 1% of data center costs
Summary
Microsoft faces local pushback over data-center footprint in Granger, Indiana, as community group We Make Indiana proposes a binding Fair Share Agreement to dedicate a portion of data-center costs to a community fund. The proposal aims to address environmental, infrastructure, and social needs beyond voluntary donations, challenging the generous but intermittent grants Microsoft has offered. The article situates the debate within broader tax-incentive practices and ongoing discussions about making large tech deployments more accountable to their host communities.