Attorneys for members of the Arizona Corporation Commission told a judge Tuesday he should block a bid by one of the panel's members to investigate whether financial help they got or are suspected of getting from Arizona Public Service for their elections tainted their vote to allow the company to collect more money from customers.

At every level of government, elected officials represent the voices of the constituents they serve. They should be accountable to no one but the people. Unfortunately for us, monopoly utilities like Arizona Public Service are corroding this most fundamental democratic ...

It ultimately may not matter if Arizonans vote in November to require utilities to generate more of their electricity from renewable sources.

Democrat Sandra Kennedy said Thursday there would be no need for voters to impose a renewable energy mandate if state utility regulators would do their job.

A key aide to Attorney General Mark Brnovich altered language of the ballot description of Proposition 127 that the state's top elections officer called "eyebrow raising'' and the lawyer for initiative organizers said is designed to help Arizona Public Service convince voters to reject it.

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.

Former Corporation Commissioner Sandra Kennedy has easily claimed one of two Democratic nominations for two open Arizona Corporation Commission seats.

A judge this morning rejected attempts by Arizona Public Service to keep a renewable energy measure off the November ballot.

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.

The state’s largest utility is staying out of the Republican primary race for two open Arizona Corporation Commission seats, risking a shakeup that could have serious ramifications for the company.