By Rachel Leingang | Arizona Capitol Times
Arizona Public Service’s CEO said the company won’t give up its rights to spend on Corporation Commission elections despite a request from two commissioners to “voluntarily refrain” from electioneering.
APS and its parent company, Pinnacle West, have long used “all lawful means” to engage in the political process, CEO Don Brandt wrote in a letter to the commission.
“Accordingly, a request from governmental officials with great authority over APS to relinquish one means of expression of this right is a serious matter,” he wrote.
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