{"podcast":{"title":"Lawrence News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198","podcast_index_feed_id":7616198,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/lawrence-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/lawrence-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":321,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Lawrence News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Lawrence—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Lawrence News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-07-25T00:20:16.946188+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198"},"episode":{"title":"Lawrence Watches Data Center Boom","slug":"lawrence-watches-data-center-boom","published_at":"2026-06-24T03:23:50+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/lawrence-watches-data-center-boom","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198","url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/40644e27-e622-4359-9d2c-755db52f9234.mp3","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/40644e27-e622-4359-9d2c-755db52f9234.mp3","summary":"Over a hundred locals packed Lawrence’s public library to launch the Douglas County Data Center Watchdogs — a grassroots effort to educate the public before any official plans hit town. Speakers revealed how developers seek cheap land, water, power, tax breaks, and lax zoning — all while hoping for minimal pushback. A key driver? Senate Bill Ninety-eight, which offers 20 years of sales tax breaks for projects investing $250 million and creating 20 jobs. But here’s the catch: Lawrence’s city rules let data centers slip through without public input — just planning staff approval. County rules are murkier, with recommendations to add data centers to zoning codes. City officials may pause new projects by July, as residents warn the environmental and social costs pile up. With local elections looming, the watchdog group vows to keep pressure on — next meeting July 27th. Support the show: Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/4dd763e41e2cd15c","meta_description":"Over a hundred locals packed Lawrence’s public library to launch the Douglas County Data Center Watchdogs — a grassroots effort to educate the public befo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":120,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/episodes/lawrence-watches-data-center-boom/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lawrence-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7616198/lawrence-watches-data-center-boom.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}