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Showdown between Clean Elections, governor’s regulatory council on hold
A looming showdown between the Citizens Clean Elections Commission and a regulatory review panel that’s trying to rein in the commission’s authority will wait until next year after both sides agreed to delay any final decisions until after the Nov. 8 election.
Craig Brown: Private sector veteran oversees ‘Kabuki theater’ of ADOA
After a long career i.n the private sector, Craig Brown had never given any thought to the Arizona Department of Administration. In fact, he’d never even heard of the agency
For now, Corp Comm puts brakes on big changes for solar customers
The Arizona Corporation Commission today approved a small fee on solar customers in a much-watched rate case, shutting down a request from a utility for big changes to solar rate design and net metering.
Clean Elections says Ducey lobbying ban doesn’t apply
The Citizens Clean Elections Commission insists that it isn’t subject to Gov. Doug Ducey’s recent executive order banning state entities from hiring contract lobbyists, setting the stage for what may be the next installment of the ongoing battle raging over the extent of the commission’s authority.
Arizona police agencies get low marks for body camera policies
Police departments in Phoenix, Mesa and Tucson fell short in a new report that rated departments for policies that ensure that body cameras are a “tool for accountability, not a tool for surveillance” by agencies.
Arizona tribal casino gambling revenue down by 2.9 percent
The Arizona Department of Gaming says contributions to the state from tribal gambling revenue will be about $25 million for the quarter that ended on June 30.
Attorney hired to investigate “uneven influence” in electricity regulation
An Arizona utility regulator hired an attorney to investigate how outside influences may affect electricity regulation in the state.
Better than email: Facebook at Work makes instant friends out of state workers
The state hopes a new computer program will increase efficiency and allow employees across agencies to work together better.
Lawmakers give OK to new Capitol coffee shop
A panel of Arizona lawmakers gave the go-ahead today to open a coffee shop in the Capitol, ending six months of negotiations involving four government agencies.
Jack August: Symington’s newly discovered trove ‘like the Gold Rush of 1849’
Personal letters, along with Fife Symington’s gubernatorial documents, were recently turned over to the Arizona Capitol Museum and its historian, Jack August, who’s working on a biography of the former Arizona governor.
Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio speaks at GOP convention
The longtime sheriff of metropolitan Phoenix fired up the crowd at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland on Thursday by reminding them of Donald Trump's pledge to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
An Arizona delegate’s road to deflation
Out of the chaos in Cleveland comes yet another story of discouragement and deflation, as one veteran GOP activist from Arizona now contemplates leaving political activism altogether.
