In early August, the utility company, Arizona Public Service (APS) abandoned their commitment to become carbon neutral by 2050. They also want to raise rates by 14 percent. Fast forward to this last week and there are two more developments, spurred on in part by encouragement from science denying MAGA allies in Washington D.C. and … Read more
Bowing to the alter of the all mighty dollar, Arizona utility company APS told investors on Wednesday that they were just kidding when they made the statement in 2020 to firmly commit to being carbon neutral by 2050. Now, they say, those goals, with different political headwinds from the Trump climate science denying-know nothing government … Read more
When I first heard about Craig Harris’s report yesterday about ESA-Private School Voucher Parents hoarding scholarship funds and saving them to fund, among other mysterious needs, their children’s college education, I thought this sounds familiar. Looking back at past articles, I found one I wrote in June, 2024 where the headline read, “State Republicans Cut … Read more
HB2679, a Republican sponsored bill that would, according to critics, including those in the legislature and former Arizona Corporation Commission members, reward corporate utility interests and profits over consumer protection and provide a financial lifeline for unclean coal industries in the Grand Canyon State is on its way to the State Senate for consideration. The … Read more
MAGA Republican Legislators in Arizona, calling themselves “The Freedom Caucus” and across the nation have three public policy goals. Power Power Power To that end, anything that helps them achieve and maintain power is on their to-do list at the State Legislature and around the country. Sometimes it is passing cultural wedge issue legislation that … Read more