By Rachel Leingang | Arizona Capitol Times
Arizona Corporation Commissioner Bob Burns Monday asked Arizona Public Service to provide a report of all its election spending on the 2014 commission races.
Burns, in a letter filed to a commission docket, said he’s concerned the utility may be using ratepayer funds to pay for its election activities.
“I would like to ensure that only APS’s profits are being used for political speech. Simply put, dollars that APS has received from ratepayers in order to recover the costs of providing utility service should not be used for political speech. Unfortunately, I have thus far seen no evidence that such funds are not being spent on political speech,” Burns wrote.
