The election may be over, but we didn’t come this far to only come this far. Check out some actions going on this week.

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November 12: Statewide Data Center zoom call

Join us from 6:30-7:45pm Thursday, November 12 on Zoom for our next Data Center Organizing call!

We’ll be joined by Harry Cope, a member of Missouri Rural Crisis Center, who decided to run for office when his home county wasn’t listening to residents about data centers. We’ll talk with him about why having the right folks in elected offices is critical to our data center fight.

RSVP to join us here! (Or watch it on the big TV at the CCI Office and help us assemble a mailing! Email us if you want to join us.)

November 16: Adair County Data Center community meeting

Adair County’s current data center moratorium has no end date so long as they are working towards an ordinance. But, we’ve heard that landowners are being approached by developers offering millions of dollars – if they sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) regarding potential “projects” we know nothing about.

Join us in Greenfield on Monday November 16 at 6:30pm to learn more about why we need to keep the moratorium in place until we have a strong ordinance in place. More info and RSVP here.

November 17: Public School Strong Legislative Strategy meeting

We will have a new legislature and Governor and that’s why we need to be “public school strong” going into 2027. At this meeting we’ll analyze the election results and what they mean for our public schools and accountability for private school vouchers. RSVP to join us here!

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Texas, Iowa, Georgia brace for new education fights under Democratic governors [The Hill]

November 8, 2026 [Letters from an American]

Enough with the “public option” already [Jacobin]

(What we’re watching) A maverick candidate reflects on Iowa’s water woes and his bid for Secretary of Agriculture [The New Lede]