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Groups want to preserve historic gold mine near Wickenburg but lack funds
Dave Rodgers often journeys from his home in Surprise to explore remnants of the Vulture Mine: a tree where those who stole gold were hung, machinery that crushed ore to remove gold and even clothes and shoes that miners wore.
Phoenix’s housing recovery not expected until 2015
Experts have pushed back their predictions on when metropolitan Phoenix's housing market will recover.
Northeastern AZ. wind farm continues to grow
Arizona's first wind energy farm continues to grow and soon will spin even more power.
Flipping Switches: APS power broker Marty Shultz moves on after 32 years
As the chief lobbyist and agent for Pinnacle West and its Arizona Public Service (APS), the state’s largest utility company, Shultz has played key roles in some of the biggest policy initiatives of the past three decades.
Gary Pierce: Commission should be planning 50 years ahead
Even though Arizona’s population has remained stagnant since the onset of the economic recession, Gary Pierce says members of the Arizona Corporation Commission should be planning as far as half a century into the future to be ready for the growth that will happen.
David Bradley: Commission needs to act as ‘catalyst’ to create jobs
Beyond merely serving as an elected member of a regulatory agency, David Bradley says he regards having a seat on the Arizona Corporation Commission as having the opportunity to be an agent for big change.
UpClose with Rita Maguire
Rita Maguire has a long history with Arizona public policy. She began as an intern in the state Senate, helped draft some of the state’s major laws as a legislative committee analyst, led the Department of Water Resources and headed up a think tank. Now a water attorney, Maguire recently represented Prescott and Prescott Valley in litigation with Salt River Project over a proposed water ranc[...]
