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Senate panel moves to keep State Parks Board
The State Parks Board no longer faces elimination, at least for now, after a bill pushed by Gov. Doug Ducey to get rid of multiple state boards was amended in a Senate committee today.
ADWR says Central Arizona Project is overstating its role in water issues
An employment lawsuit is pitting two of the state’s largest actors on water issues against each other, and some say its outcome could complicate Arizona’s efforts to manage its water and prepare for drought.
Greatest share of Pinnacle West 2016 political spending goes to ACC race
The parent company of the state’s largest utility spent more than $10 million on political ventures in 2016, according to an annual report released today.
ACC vote leaves Burns to fend for himself in legal fight with utility
The Arizona Corporation Commission voted today to stop paying an attorney to defend one of its members in a lawsuit from the state’s largest utility.
Constitutional issue stymies bill to remove co-ops from ACC regulation
A bill to ease regulations for Arizona’s electric cooperatives stalled after questions about its constitutionality.
Mayors say Ducey’s borrowing plan pits universities against cities
The mayors of Tempe, Flagstaff, Tucson and Mesa oppose the governor’s plan to allow universities to keep the sales tax that would ordinarily go to cities and towns.
Democrats fail to modify ‘harsh’ sanctions in cash assistance bill
Democrats tried to get rid of some strings attached to a restoration of cash assistance benefits pushed by Gov. Doug Ducey, but their efforts were ultimately unsuccessful.
APS customers will see $6 average rate hike under settlement
Arizona’s largest utility company has reached an agreement with 30 other groups to increase electricity rates by $6 on average and institute optional demand rates for residential customers.
Dear Governor Ducey: We don’t like these regulations
Gov. Doug Ducey last month asked Arizonans to tell him what regulations they want sent to the scrap heap, and the people delivered.
House panel approves sales tax exemption for tampons, diapers
The most interesting exchange occurred between Rep. Jay Lawrence, R-Scottsdale, and his seatmate, Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale.
First Democrat to challenge Ducey talks about sex life, debt
Dyer preemptively listed all details about his background, including the not-so-savory ones, in a lengthy press kit.
Ducey: Newborn screening would spare these families from heartbreak and turmoil
It took multiple hospitalizations for various ailments – and hundreds of thousands of dollars – to figure out what was happening to Angel Cortez-Pirie.
