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Supreme Court rejects appeal in ‘dark money’ ballot disqualification
The Arizona Supreme Court late Wednesday rejected a last-ditch effort by supporters of a ban on "dark money'' in political races to put the issue to voters in November.
Supreme Court upholds ruling to allow energy measure to go to ballot
Arizonans are going to get a chance to decide whether they want to require utilities in the state to produce more of their power from renewable sources.
Supreme Court bars tax on rich ballot measure from vote
The Arizona Supreme Court won’t allow a vote on a citizen initiative to raise taxes for public education.
Judge rules clean energy measure to stay on ballot
A judge this morning rejected attempts by Arizona Public Service to keep a renewable energy measure off the November ballot.
Judge allows ballots to say proposed tax on rich affects all taxpayers
Voters will be told that a proposed income tax hike on the richest Arizonans to fund education also will affect taxpayers who earn a lot less.
Money pours into campaigns for, against renewable energy ballot measure
The fight over whether Arizonans get to vote on a renewable energy measure has turned into the clash of the financial titans.
‘Dark money,’ renewable energy ballot measures in court
The question of whether voters get to decide whether to outlaw ``dark money'' could depend on whether a judge voids a law that throws a hurdle in the path of initiative organizers.
Steyer: APS using “dishonest tactics” against clean energy initiative
Billionaire Democratic mega-donor Tom Steyer criticized the state’s largest electric company and the biggest competitor of his clean energy ballot initiative Friday for using shady tactics to block a public vote of the renewable energy measure in November.
APS hopes to use claims of initiative manager to quash ballot measure
The state's largest electric company hopes to block a public vote on a renewable energy initiative by charging that initiative organizers purposely -- and knowingly -- submitted signatures they knew were invalid.
Challenge filed against ballot measure to tax the rich
Saying voters are purposely being misled, organizers of the #InvestInEd initiative asked a judge on Friday to force lawmakers to recraft the description of the measure that will go to voters.
Explanation of Clean Elections measure misleads ‘by omission,’ judge says
A judge on Monday ordered lawmakers to provide voters with a bit more information on the changes they want voters to make in the operation of the Citizens Clean Elections Commission.
Utility urges court to kill energy initiative
The attorney for the state's largest utility said Monday that Arizonans be precluded from voting on a renewable energy mandate because they were not told when signing petitions that a California billionaire is behind the measure.
