Tag Archives: Arizona

Some Arizona customers to see monthly fees increase for rooftop solar, advocates criticize rate hike

PHOENIX (AP) — About 1.4 million customers in Arizona will be paying more for electricity now that regulators have approved a rate hike proposed by the state’s largest utility, and an extra fee for customers with rooftop solar systems is prompting more criticism. The average monthly bill for Arizona Public Service Co. residential customers will increase by about $10 to …

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Convicted killer who fled from a Phoenix-area halfway house is back in custody 4 days later

PHOENIX (AP) — A convicted murderer who fled from a halfway house in the Phoenix metro area is back in custody, authorities say. Officials with the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation & Reentry said Daniel Cahill was arrested Saturday afternoon by the department’s fugitive apprehension unit in partnership with the U.S. Marshals Service. They said Cahill was booked into the …

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GOP organizations sue Arizona’s top election official in latest dispute over election manual

PHOENIX (AP) — National and local Republican groups in Arizona sued the secretary of state Friday in an effort to invalidate or adjust a manual, used for conducting elections and certifying results, that GOP leaders have said threatens election integrity. The Republican National Committee, Arizona Republican Party and the Yavapai County Republican Party filed the lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior …

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Arizona lawmaker Amish Shah resigns, plans congressional run

PHOENIX (AP) — Democratic Rep. Amish Shah resigned his House seat Thursday and announced that he plans to run for Congress. “This has been a super educational experience for me,” Shah said Wednesday on the House floor. “I went from an ordinary citizen to now a man running for Congress.” Shah, 46, is seeking Republican U.S. Rep. David Schweikert’s 1st …

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