Special interests won the day in the race for the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) in 2012, and the Arizona public got legally swindled.

PHOENIX  - Three former Arizona legislators are now state utility and securities regulators.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Democrats are used to be being the stepchildren of Arizona politics.

In the race for Arizona Corporation Commission, Tuesday’s primary election suggests that having more money than your foe is better than not — certainly on the Democratic side.

The crowded field of candidates vying for a spot on the Arizona Corporation Commission was dramatically winnowed down Tuesday.

The Arizona Department of Public Safety won’t send one of its drug-sniffing dogs to the Arizona Corporation Commission offices to look for more marijuana after a tiny quantity was found there earlier this month.

March 2, 2005

Kenneth Laird will likely die in prison, but not by lethal injection. A U.S. Supreme Court split decision spared Laird, three other Arizona death row inmates and about 68 others nationwide Tuesday, banning the death penalty for teenage killers.

Janie Thom has returned to politics. The former Mesa city councilwoman said she plans to run for a seat on the Central Arizona Water Conservation District governing board. The election will be Nov. 7.

Janie Thom has returned to politics. The former Mesa city councilwoman said she plans to run for a seat on the Central Arizona Water Conservation District governing board. The election will be Nov. 7.

Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid and other prominent Democrats Ted Kennedy and John Kerry have announced that they will vote against John Roberts’ nomination to be U.S. chief justice when it comes to the full Senate next week.

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

Arizona can continue to demand proof of citizenship before registering voters, at least for the time being.

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.

June 29, 2004

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a law meant to punish pornographers who peddle dirty pictures to Web-surfing kids is probably an unconstitutional muzzle on free speech.

The election of at least two Democrats to the Arizona Corporation Commission is likely to mean a bigger push for utilities to generate more electricity from renewable sources.

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that police armed with a warrant can barge into homes and seize evidence even if they don't knock, a huge government victory that was decided by President Bush's new justices.

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 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.

With Maricopa County votes remaining to be counted Thursday, the post-election fate of several races and initiatives still need to be determined.