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Arizona AG finds city of Sedona and its Sedona Chamber reworked Agreement and clawbacked funds now meets requirements of Constitution

Article submitted by the city of Sedona. Sedona AZ – In a report issued August 15, 2019, the Office of the Arizona Attorney General finds that the city of Sedona contract with the Sedona Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Bureau, and the city’s administration of that contract, are consistent with the requirements of the Arizona Constitution. From the report: The Office concludes that although... 

Coconino County Applicants Sought for Judicial Performance Review Commission

Sedona AZ – Arizona’s constitutionally-created Commission on Judicial Performance Review needs three public members and one attorney member from Coconino County. The application deadline is July 1, 2019. The Commission on Judicial Performance Review will include members from Coconino County beginning this fall. The Supreme Court will appoint three public members from Coconino County to the... 

A Victory in the Champion Complaint Against APS

Sedona AZ – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: A Victory in the Champion Complaint Against APS Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward Sedona, Arizona “A Victory,” But Not THE Victory. Last week the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) held an Open Meeting to discuss and vote on Stacey Champion’s Complaint against APS for having unjust and unreasonable... 

Coconino County Voters Approve Merit Selection of Judges

Coconino County in relationship to other Arizona state counties. Sedona AZ (November 26, 2018) – On November 6, 2018, Coconino County’s voters adopted merit selection to replace the direct election of superior court judges. Going forward, candidates for superior court judge vacancies will apply to a sixteen-person commission, which will nominate qualified candidates based on their merit and submit... 

AZ Sues ABOR for Unconstitutional Tuition Hikes

AZ School Superintendent Diane Douglas Sedona AZ (September 20, 2017) – Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas today announced her support of Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich’s lawsuit against the Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) for dramatically increasing the price of base tuition and mandatory fees at the state’s public universities. Superintendent Douglas concurs... 

AZ Senator Responds to National Popular Vote Sponsorship

Sedona AZ (February 2, 2016) – The following is a letter received by the SedonaEye.com editor from Yavapai County Precinct Committeeman, Dale Gohr, Clarkdale, responding to Arizona State Senate President Pro Tempore Sylvia Allen’s request for public input: Senator Sylvia Tenney Allen Lightning Bolt Update, 2/2/16 National Popular Vote A number of us here at the State Legislature have been... 

Smart Meter Court Case Update

Sedona AZ (August 15, 2015) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor: “Smart” Meter Court Case Update Information & Perspective by Warren Woodward Sedona, Arizona ~ August 15, 2015   Introduction The ACC is tasked with the responsibility to protect AZ ratepayers by weighing the costs and benefits of all state utility requests. Last May I appealed “smart” meter... 

Yavapai County Corruption Alleged

Sedona AZ (June 8, 2015) – The following is a letter to the SedonaEye.com editor as received with only the writer’s street address, telephone numbers, and email address removed from the attached Department of Justice letter: To whom it may concern: I have recently become a resident of your beautiful community.  Yavapai county is a beautiful place to live.  However, the corruption and... 

ACC Commissioner Newman Requests Governor Veto

Commissioner Paul Newman Sedona AZ (March 29, 2012) – Arizona Corporation Commissioner Paul Newman writes the following HB 2789 opinion for the Sedona Eye: I am writing to encourage Governor Brewer to veto HB2789/Striker, which cedes the Arizona Corporation Commission’s authority to the Legislature. Attorneys from both the Legislature and the Commission have found the bill unconstitutional,... 

State Seeks Comments on Applicants for AZ Redistricting Commission

Sedona AZ (October 20, 2010) – The public is being asked for comments on 79 applicants for Arizona’s Independent Redistricting Commission, which will oversee the mapping of Arizona’s congressional and legislative districts in 2011. The Arizona Constitution directs the Commission on Appellate Court Appointments to review the applications and by January 8, 2011, to nominate 25 people to serve. ... 
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