Technology’s rapid advances in the past decade haven’t bypassed lawmakers and public officials, and new methods that purport to destroy communications may pose a threat to the retention of public records.
Read More »Social media, smartphone apps threaten public records retention
Tale of the ‘Arizona Navy’: Old story revived as state competes with California for water 
In 1934, Arizona faced off against California in a miniature “naval battle” on the Colorado River, the first and only showing of the land-locked state’s navy.
Read More »Corp. Comm. agrees to turn over phone to find deleted texts 
The Corporation Commission agreed to turn over Commissioner Bob Stump’s phone to a retired judge and independent technology expert to see if any text messages are retrievable and subject to public records laws.
Read More »All in: Despite feud with utilities, solar companies push on 
Brandon Cheshire is all in. He founded his own solar company, SunHarvest Solar, in 2009, and he has seen it grow steadily since then. He’s also willing to work with or around solar fees to bring in more customers.
Read More »Attorneys for RUCO, Corp. Comm. debate method water companies use to increase rates 
Lawyers for the Residential Utility Consumer Office and the Arizona Corporation Commission faced off in the Arizona Court of Appeals on June 23 to debate the constitutionality of a mechanism that allows water companies to recoup costs for infrastructure investments outside of a rate case.
Read More »Report says utilities are undervaluing solar power 
Solar brings more benefits than it receives through subsidies like net metering, according to a new report by Environment Arizona.
Read More »TEP withdraws application to pay solar customers less 
Tucson Electric Power withdrew its application to change net metering rules Friday, saying instead the company will address the issue in its upcoming rate case.
Read More »Small Maricopa electric company cracks down on solar 
A small not-for-profit utility that mostly serves the city of Maricopa cut savings for solar by reducing net metering rates and adding a monthly fee for solar customers.
Read More »Ducey urges vigilance in dealing with feds as water shortages loom 
Don’t punish Arizona for California’s bad behavior. That was Gov. Doug Ducey’s prevailing theme Tuesday on water issues that plague the Colorado River and states that rely on its water. He made his remarks at the East Valley Partnership and Salt River Project forum.
Read More »Arizona sues feds over Mexican gray wolf recovery plan 
The Arizona Game and Fish Department and the Arizona Attorney General’s office filed a lawsuit today against the federal government over the Mexican gray wolf recovery program, saying the feds have failed to make a complete plan to recover the species.
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