Jim Pillen: “Nebraskans have been calling on the Legislature to fix this problem for decades.”

I said, ‘Hey, Mr. President, [got] time for one more subject. He said, ‘Yeah, what’s that?’ I said, ‘Tom Osborne,’

It was rather intense because I explained to him Nebraska livestock producers’ — cattlemen’s — perspective.

These billion-dollar companies are well-positioned to pay their own way. Not only that, but we also can’t afford projects that deplete our natural resources. That’s another cost our state cannot bear, now or in the future.

I fully support the need for computational services that enable us to stay ahead in the race for artificial intelligence as well as the defense of our nation. To support those initiatives, data centers are a necessity. However, we cannot…