by Evan Wyloge | Aug 23, 2016 | Data, Elections
PHOENIX – With just one week until Arizona’s primary election, political spending to affect legislative races paid for by outside groups that don’t disclose the source of the money amounts to almost half a million dollars. The $478,000 in “dark money” was spent in the...
by AZCIR Staff | Aug 1, 2016 | Announcements, Blog, Elections
An explosion of “dark money” spending dominated Arizona’s 2014 election cycle, when groups that don’t disclose their donors spent millions, mostly to help elect now-Gov. Doug Ducey, two utility regulators and a handful of lawmakers. A new law...
by Evan Wyloge | Jun 27, 2016 | Data, Elections
PHOENIX – This fall, Arizona voters will choose three utility regulators, and while one might expect that each of the main parties would run a full slate of candidates, Democrats are only running two. The strategy of running two Democrats instead of three for the...
by Evan Wyloge | May 6, 2016 | Elections, News, Politics
PHOENIX — Arizona is already poised to relax rules regarding so-called “dark money” groups starting next year, but a last-minute amendment proposed on the Senate floor could make the changes go into effect in less than a month. The proposal to accelerate the dark...
by Evan Wyloge | Apr 28, 2016 | Elections, Energy, Politics
PHOENIX — The California-based solar panel company, SolarCity, has committed to spending at least $3 million to put a measure on Arizona’s November ballot that would require paying retail rates for rooftop solar net metering, and prevent new fees or demand charges the...
by Evan Wyloge | Mar 29, 2016 | Blog, Elections, News
PHOENIX – Arizona lawmakers considering a bill that would reduce regulation on groups that spend money in elections without disclosing the source benefitted by more than $900,000 during the 2014 election cycle, in what’s dubbed “dark money” spending. In the Arizona...
