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Kyrsten Sinema: More work to be done for CD9
Ending what had turned into a week of wonder, speculation and fallback planning, U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema today announced she will not switch from her current central Phoenix district to run for retiring Rep. Ed Pastor’s overwhelmingly Democratic south Phoenix district.
APS lobbyist Jessica Pacheco promoted to VP of state and local affairs
Jessica Pacheco, who has led the lobbying efforts for Arizona’s largest utility, is being promoted to an executive position, leading the organization’s overall government relations.
Failed Arpaio recall cost organizers $453,000
Critics of Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio spent all of the $453,000 they raised last year in their unsuccessful bid to force a recall election against the lawman.
Parker-Mason GOP Corp Comm slate: ‘Ratepayer advocates’
The Republican primary race for the Arizona Corporation Commission became competitive last month, when former state lawmaker Lucy Mason announced she and former Paradise Valley mayor Vernon Parker would run on a slate for the two nominations.
Election repeal bills moving, but opponents of last year’s law are wary
After opponents of last year’s election reform legislation gathered enough signatures to allow voters to uphold or strike down the law in the 2014 election, Republican lawmakers who approved the law said they got the message.
Flake on immigration bill delay: ‘I’m disappointed’
U.S. Sen. Jeff Flake liked the way immigration reform had been shaping up in the U.S. House of Representatives and he doesn’t want the progress to stop, he said today.
Corp Comm votes unanimously to reconsider renewable energy standards
The Arizona Corporation Commission decided today to formally reconsider the state’s renewable energy standards, a potential blow to the state’s rooftop solar industry.
APS’ request for change in renewable energy goals reignites fight with solar industry
Arizona’s largest utility provider wants the state’s energy regulators to change how they evaluate compliance with renewable energy goals. As a result, rooftop-solar industry advocates once again claim the utility, Arizona Public Service, wants to kill their business. A decision on the issue is expected Thursday during an open meeting.
Vernon Parker makes Corp Comm candidacy official
Former Paradise Valley mayor and two-time Republican congressional candidate Vernon Parker today filed paperwork to run for the Arizona Corporation Commission, despite having raised more than $400,000 in 2013 to run against U.S. Rep. Kyrsten Sinema in Arizona’s 9th Congressional District.
Industrial hemp legalization bill shelved over legal concerns
An Arizona Senate committee decided Jan. 27 to hold off on a proposal to legalize industrial hemp production until at least next week over concerns raised by state police that such a move could increase drug testing for criminal prosecutions.
Arizona voter registration numbers up by 20,066
Arizona's voter registration numbers are up by about 20,000 since the last report in October.
Capitol Quotes: January 24, 2014
This week's most outstanding quips, gibes and utterances from Arizona's political scene
