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RUCO takes Corp Comm to court
A water fight involving the Residential Utility Consumers Office, the Corp Comm and a water company is boiling over. At issue is a mechanism adopted by the commission to allow a water company to recover capital costs – and thereby hike rates – in between rate cases.
Poll: Early returns favor Smith
A poll conducted today (August 8) of early GOP primary voters in Maricopa County whose ballots have already been received by the county elections department shows Smith’s resurgence – and Jones’ disappearance – is real.
There’s no time like the present
Some have wondered whether Brewer’s endorsement comes too late to have a serious impact on Smith’s campaign, but Brewer and Smith today insisted that the timing is just fine.
Timing is everything
Brewer’s endorsement comes as Ducey’s allies are trying to close the door on Smith, which is getting harder by the day. Arizona Cardinals President Michael Bidwill yesterday sent out an email urging business leaders to rally around Ducey as the only candidate who can win the primary and keep Jones from taking the nomination
Shocked Capitol crowd reacts to Crandell death
The political world was shocked late yesterday afternoon when news filtered out of Eastern Arizona that Crandell had died earlier in the day, apparently after he fell off a young colt he was riding at his family’s ranch.
Past the point of no return?
Since the Arizona Free Enterprise Club began its unprecedented spending in the secretary of state and Corp Comm races about six weeks ago, some observers have quietly speculated that the barrage of independent expenditures may herald the end of the group’s activities.
All that singing and nothing to show for it
Ducey today (Aug. 1) announced that he landed Arpaio’s support, one of the few endorsements that observers universally agree has an impact with Republican voters
Jones assailed for old social media posts
Ducey allies are taking to social media to hammer Jones for Facebook and Twitter posts she made prior to her gubernatorial campaign that don’t quite match up to the “unapologetic conservative” image she’s presented on the campaign trail.
That might leave a mark
The Pro-Jones Better Leaders for Arizona is releasing its second TV ad this week. While its first commercial hit Ducey over several issues, including “dark money” attacks on Jones and his tenure at Cold Stone, the second ad hammers Ducey solely on Cold Stone’s failures...
Life is just not fair
A trade association representing rooftop solar firms today (July 29) accused APS of seeking to establish a lopsided competitive advantage in order to expand its monopoly by penetrating the rooftop solar market.
APS plans to install solar on residential rooftops
Eight months after persuading the Corp Comm to levy a surcharge on residential solar, APS announced today that it is seeking approval from state regulators to directly install roughly 3,000 solar rooftops on residential homes to produce 20 megawatts of energy.
Can you find border security on the Laffer curve?
While known for its powerful advocacy for broad-based tax cuts, free speech and government transparency, the Free Enterprise Club is embracing the subject that is consuming the energy of statewide candidates: Illegal immigration.
