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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Solar brings more benefits than it receives through subsidies like net metering, according to a new report by Environment Arizona.

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.

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.

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.

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.