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Utility regulators must have wisdom of Solomon, spirit of Edison
Electricity is among the most political of commodities, and everyone has her favored form of power, with a constellation of advocates to promote it. Too often, wishful thinking masquerades as fact and political sloganeering substitutes for intellectually rigorous policy analysis. Utility regulators have a challenging set of responsibilities as they sift among the claims of these competing interest[...]
Bribery case witness list includes elected officials past and present
The witness list for the bribery case against Gary and Sherry Pierce, Jim Norton and George Johnson is a who’s who of Arizona politics.
Lesko, Montenegro take spending lead in CD8 GOP primary
While a dozen Republicans are on the ballot for the special election primary in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, campaign spending shows the field of viable candidates is far less crowded.
CD8 – where GOP winner can hold the seat a long, long time
With a nearly 2-1 Republican advantage over Democrats in Arizona’s 8th Congressional District, the recently vacated seat offers job security to the victor of the special primary election.
Bob Stump: Name claim fuels feud in CD8
The widow of former Congressman Bob Stump has called on a congressional candidate by the same name to “stop this charade” and publicly acknowledge he is not related to her family.
State Sen. Debbie Lesko seeking US House seat
A second state senator has formally announced a run for the U.S. House seat left vacant when Republican Rep. Trent Franks resigned.
Consultant says Dems need to be lucky and good to win CD8
In these early days of the 8th Congressional District special election, little attention – if any – has been paid to the two Democratic candidates running in the overwhelmingly red stronghold.
Political pandemonium in the works in rush to fill vacated congressional seat
The resignation of U.S. Rep. Trent Franks has set off a flurry of political activity as Republicans clamor to gauge if they stand a chance of winning a seat in the staunchly conservative 8th Congressional District.
Two Republicans announce run for Franks’ seat
The race to fill the congressional seat once held by Trent Franks is taking shape just days after his resignation, and a crowded Republican primary seems inevitable.
Tom Forese’s ethics ‘reform agenda’ stumbles out of the gate
On ethics, ACC Chairman Tom Forese talked big, then stumbled. The job at re-establishing Arizonans’ trust in the Arizona Corporation Commission will require concrete action.
Pro-solar watchdog group courts FBI in election probe
The FBI may be interested in pursuing the deleted texts of a state utility regulator that an Arizona judge has ruled are not public.
Bob Stump: Anger is conservatives’ proper response to Trump candidacy
Arizona Corporation Commission regulator Bob Stump is the highest-ranking Republican official in Arizona to publicly denounce GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump.
