Senate panel backs fast track utility rate bills in Arizona
A Senate Commerce Committee vote approved bills to cap utility rate case timelines at 270 days for major utilities and 180 days for smaller ones, and to bar the Residential Utility Consumer Board from intervening in rate cases involving electric and water cooperatives. Critics call the moves anti consumer and unconstitutional, arguing deadlines threaten proper review and could trigger interim rate hikes to be refunded later.
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Police arrest Mesan on suspicion of sexual assault
A 34-year-old Mesa man, Lee A. Wood, was arrested on two counts of sexual conduct with a minor two counts of sexual assault and a count of child molestation. Police said an 8-year-old girl was molested multiple times over six months and investigators responded after a report to Wood's Roosevelt Road home.
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Missing 9-Foot Ostrich Sadie Stirs Local Mystery
Ostrich Sadie has vanished from Cave Creek after fleeing the breeding farm nearly three weeks ago. Wendy Straight, an ostrich breeder, says no feathers, tracks, or droppings have appeared and suggests possible abduction. Sadie, 9 feet tall, with a neck microchip, produced fertilized eggs selling around $1000 each. last year she laid 17 eggs.
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Experts say grand jury probe not unusual for Symington case
Federal grand jury proceedings tied to Gov. Fife Symington and his Southwest Savings era deals are described by ex-U.S. attorneys as a routine, high profile inquiry. The panel, led by John Walsh in Phoenix, has heard witnesses including Joyce Riebel and John Yeoman as the investigation continues.
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