Corp Comm ethics code a long time coming as scandal swirls
The Arizona Corporation Commission is still without an ethics code, despite an initial pledge a year ago to come up with one and a federal bribery case casting a shadow over the regulatory body.
Indictment raises question of appointed Corporation Commission
The head of the Arizona Corporation Commission says the indictment of a former member on bribery charges may make the case for appointing utility regulators instead of electing them.
Constitutional issue stymies bill to remove co-ops from ACC regulation
A bill to ease regulations for Arizona’s electric cooperatives stalled after questions about its constitutionality.
Democratic Corp Comm candidates side with Burns, push for APS investigation
The two Democrats running for the Arizona Corporation Commission showed solidarity with a current Republican commissioner over an outstanding investigation into a utility’s role in the 2014 commission election, telling voters electing the bipartisan trio the best way to push the investigation forward.
Burns, Tobin and Dunn win GOP race for the Corporation Commission
Commissioner Bob Burns, who has made transparency in electioneering activities as the lynchpin of his bid for re-election, has won the Republican primary race for the Arizona Corporation Commission, according to the Associated Press.