State Senator Rick Gray seems to believe that corruption should be constitutionally protected

Does Pinnacle West pay its water carriers via check or brown paper bag?

From Jeremy Duda at the AZMirror -

Lawmaker takes aim at Corp Comm policy on campaign contributions by utilities

Legislative attorneys believe a Corporation Commission policy intended to restrict campaign contributions by regulated utilities violates the Arizona Constitution, and the lawmaker who requested that opinion is hoping it will persuade the commission to change course for next year’s election.

Sen. Rick Gray, R-Sun City, asked Legislative Council to review the commission’s 2019 code of ethics. Specifically, he wanted the council’s opinion on whether a policy that prohibits commissioners from taking campaign contributions from regulated utilities, their employees and their lobbyists violates either the Arizona or U.S. constitutions.

The ACC's code of ethics is here.

According to the article, the lawyers for the Republicans in the state legislature have already determined that the ACC's code of ethics is in violation of the AZ Constitution, US Constitution, and decisions rendered by the US Supreme Court.

APS is a subsidiary of Pinnacle West, is regulated by the ACC, and, at least seven times since 2018, Pinnacle West has given money to Gray.

Openly; Gray has been known to take money from entities that take money from Pinnacle West, like the Arizona Leadership Fund.

From Gray's 5th Report (2018) -

From ALF's 6th Report (earlier in 2018) -