April 5, 2005

The new chairman of the Arizona Corporation Commission signaled Monday that the days of pushing solar and renewable energy over other sources are over.

The Arizona Democratic Party is accusing the three Republicans running for the state Corporation Commission of misusing the public money they are getting for their campaigns.

The three Republican candidates for Arizona Corporation Commission agreed Tuesday to surrender a total of nearly $29,000 in public funds to settle claims that they misused money given to them for their primary.

The state may be getting an all-Republican Corporation Commission because of a last-minute move by the Arizona Association of Realtors to get a panel they think will be friendlier to their issues.

The outcome of next month’s race for the Arizona Corporation Commission will determine how much more solar and other renewable energy electric utility consumers will have to buy.

The outcome of next month's race for the Arizona Corporation Commission will determine how much more solar and other renewable energy electric utility consumers will have to buy.

For the first time in Arizona history, a judge has ordered that a state lawmaker be removed from office for a campaign spending violation. Wednesday’s decision by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Mark Aceto was a sweeping setback for Rep. David Burnell Smith, R-Scottsdale.

For the first time in Arizona history, a judge has ordered that a state lawmaker be removed from office for a campaign spending violation. Wednesday’s decision by Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Mark Aceto was a sweeping setback for Rep. David Burnell Smith, R-Scottsdale.