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Arizona political ad spending hit record high – $129M
Spending on campaign ads in Arizona reached a record $129 million this year, part of a national trend that saw cable and broadcast election ad spending top $3 billion for the first time in a midterm election cycle.
Commissioner to vote against APS until utility surrenders records
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns said today he will vote no on all Arizona Public Service items until the utility complies with his request to open its books.
It’s not so far off the mark after all
Last week, Arizona Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Glenn Hamer bitterly complained about the claim that, under S1516 (campaign finance amendments), the state is ceding its authority to regulate campaign spending to the feds. “This claim is so far off the mark as to make me wonder whether the media doesn’t understand campaign laws or whether it’s choosing just to ignore the facts,” Ha[...]
Ducey signs campaign finance bill assailed by critics as pro-dark money
Gov. Doug Ducey signed a bill that completely rewrites Arizona’s campaign finance laws, including a provision that critics say will open the state up to more dark money in elections.
Campaign finance overhaul could go to voters
Arizona voters may get the last word on sweeping legislation that alters the rules for “dark money” and other anonymous donations to politicians and ballot measures.
2014 dark money spending on lawmakers topped $900K
Arizona lawmakers considering a bill that would reduce regulation on groups that spend money in elections without disclosing the source benefitted by more than $900,000 during the 2014 election cycle, in what’s dubbed “dark money” spending.
House panel passes bill increasing money in Arizona politics
A bill overhauling the state's campaign finance laws that passed a House panel Tuesday would allow politicians to give campaign contributions to each other, a move critics call the "kingmaker provision."
APS rejects request to disclose election money
Arizona Public Service said it won’t disclose any money it may have spent on elections because it would hinder the company’s right to free speech.
Investor group says APS subpoena would violate First Amendment
Issuing a subpoena to force disclosure of potential Arizona Public Service election spending opens up a host of legal and policy issues, a utility investor group argued.
“Dark money” group won’t have to disclose donors
One of the most prominent spenders of dark money in the 2014 election won’t have to disclose its donors, thanks to a federal judge’s determination that a key campaign finance statute is unconstitutional.
Shareholders vote down plan to shed more light on utility’s election spending
Pinnacle West shareholders voted down a proposal Wednesday that would have required more information on the company’s election spending, though protesters outside the company’s annual shareholder meeting said they’re just getting started.
