Corporation Commissioners clash with staff over fired policy advisor
A second public meeting to discuss the firing of a Corporation Commission policy advisor appeared to leave some commissioners with more questions than answers.
Arizona Corporation Commissioner questions firing of aide
An Arizona Corporation Commissioner is questioning the authority of the body’s executive director after he terminated one of her staffers without her consent.
APS settles with attorney general over alleged heat-related death
Key Points: Attorney General Kris Mayes secures settlement with APS after heat death Agreement requires temperature-based disconnection rules, customer assistance Mayes urges statewide reforms, clashes with ACC on oversight failures […]
Southern Arizona to get new area code due to cell phone and robocall proliferation
Key Points: Southern Arizona residents may get a new area code in five years The 520 area code is running out of available phone numbers Arizona’s Phoenix metro area may […]
ACC power plant environmental ruling sparks opposition
After the Arizona Corporation Commission voted last week to exempt an energy company from an environmental review of a power plant expansion, environmental and clean energy groups say they will fight back.
New law expands religious expression in schools
Sen. Linda Gray often cites "The New England Primer" while delivering speeches on the Senate floor. In a committee hearing June 10, the Glendale Republican read an excerpt: "I believe in God the Father, Almighty Maker of heaven and Earth, and in Jesus his only Son our Lord, which was conceived by the Holy Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead and bur[...]











