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Attorney general plans to drop Supreme Court petition against Bitter Smith
Attorney General Mark Brnovich told the Arizona Capitol Times today that his office will likely ask to withdraw its petition with the Arizona Supreme Court next week.
Under pressure, Bitter Smith resigns from Corporation Commission
Commissioner Susan Bitter Smith is resigning from the Arizona Corporation Commission effective January 4. Bitter Smith has been under tremendous political pressure following a decision by Attorney Mark Brnovich to ask the Arizona Supreme Court to remove her from office because of a conflict of interest.
Bitter Smith urges high court to reject removal attempt
Saying the claims against his client have no basis, the attorney for utility regulator Susan Bitter Smith asked the state's high court late Wednesday to reject the bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to oust her from office.
AG files to remove Bitter Smith from Corporation Commission
A months-long siege on Arizona’s energy regulatory agency by a nonprofit funded by renewable energy interests is forcing the state’s top regulator onto the edge of a political precipice.
State Supreme Court to consider case against Bitter Smith
The Arizona Supreme Court today decided to accept the conflict-of-interest complaint that Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed on Monday against Arizona Corporation Commission Chairwoman Susan Bitter Smith.
Party official says Bitter Smith should consider resigning
The head of the state Republican Party said Tuesday that Susan Bitter Smith should consider resigning from the Arizona Corporation Commission rather than fighting the bid by Attorney General Mark Brnovich to have her ousted from office.
Brno: Bitter Smith clearly conflicted out of office
Brnovich is asking the Supreme Court to remove Commissioner Bitter Smith from office, arguing she is ineligible to hold it due to her affiliations with entities that are regulated, either directly or indirectly, by the Corp Comm. Brnovich said his office believes the case against Bitter Smith is “straightforward” and the facts aren’t in dispute.
AG files to remove Bitter Smith from Corp Comm
Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich is asking the state’s Supreme Court justices to remove chief energy regulator Susan Bitter Smith from office, arguing she is not eligible to hold it because of her ties to companies she regulates.
Corporation Commission chair Bitter Smith faces 2 new complaints
The chairwoman of the Arizona Corporation Commission is facing two new complaints that her work as a lobbyist poses a conflict of interest that should force her from her elected office.
Paperwork error lands Burns in hot seat
Bitter Smith isn’t the only Corp Commissioner whose lobbying activities are drawing scrutiny: Burns is registered as a lobbyist for a telecom trade group, the Arizona Telecommunications and Information Council, the Republic reported this morning.
Book of Lobbyists bites Bitter Smith
The Capitol Times’ annual Book of Lobbyists publication is now attorney Tom Ryan’s latest evidence that Bitter Smith has conflicts of interest and should be removed from the Corp Comm.
Corp Comm drama will scramble 2016 field
A railbird familiar with the Corp Comm told our reporter there’s a lot of anger among commissioners after Tuesday’s divide over utility electioneering disclosure. Bitter Smith and Burns had previously said they were planning to run together in 2016, and Gray previously told our reporter he’d be running on a slate with Burns.
