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Runaway spending: ‘Dark money’ groups facing regulatory scrutiny
The amount of campaign cash that’s been spent by third party groups that don’t have to disclose their donors and have no spending limits — so called “dark money” — has reached an all-time high in 2014.
Proxy war: Outside spending changing the dynamics of political campaigns
Money is the lifeblood of political speech, and in this election cycle, outside groups and dark money entities are doing most of the talking.
APS chief says solar advocacy group exists to mislead
In a company blog, the chief of Arizona’s largest utility company lashed out at the political advocacy arm of residential solar companies and highlighted the Arizona Corporation Commission candidates the group is supporting.
AZ Corp Comm candidates claim ‘dark-money’ libel, threaten lawsuit
Lucy Mason and Vernon Parker, Republicans hoping to fill two vacant seats on the state’s energy and water regulating commission, say they have been libeled by a local anti-taxation group that sent a secretly funded campaign mailer slamming them and lauding two other Republican candidates.
Corp Comm candidates accuse APS of obfuscating campaign activity
Republican Corporation Commission candidates Lucy Mason and Vernon Parker escalated their sparring with the state's largest utility company today, essentially accusing APS executives of lying about their political activity. In a letter delivered to APS president and CEO Donald Brandt, Mason and Parker accuse APS of secretly funding the campaigns of their opponents in the GOP primary, Rep. Tom F[...]
APS advocacy could alter dynamics of Corp Comm races
Arizona’s largest electric provider sits on the precipice of shedding its longstanding practice of neutrality in electing the regulators who set its rates and decide its profitability.
Corp Comm candidates say solar panel tax is unjustified
Two Republicans hoping to sit on the Arizona Corporation Commission lashed out June 25 at a decision by the state Department of Revenue to impose property taxes on leased solar panels.
APS may take the gloves off as election advocate
In response to pointed questions raised by two Republican candidates, Arizona Public Service, the state’s biggest electricity provider, insisted that it has not contributed to campaigns for the Corporation Commission.
Race for AZ secretary of state attracts little attention
Compared to the high-profile races for governor and attorney general, the first wide-open secretary of state’s race in 12 years is flying under the radar.
Corp Comm candidates question APS’ neutrality
Two Republican candidates for the Arizona Corporation Commission are asking pointed questions to the head of Arizona Public Service, wary that the utility is secretly aiding their primary opponents in the race for seats on the regulatory agency.
SRP board member ‘stunned’ at APS’ electioneering
Arizona’s largest utility, Arizona Public Service, has expanded its scope of political involvement to include the election of another utility’s board of directors.
Parker-Mason GOP Corp Comm slate: ‘Ratepayer advocates’
The Republican primary race for the Arizona Corporation Commission became competitive last month, when former state lawmaker Lucy Mason announced she and former Paradise Valley mayor Vernon Parker would run on a slate for the two nominations.
