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Governor Fires Utility Commissioner | Fort Wayne News
Indiana’s utility regulator Andy Zay was abruptly fired just six weeks after voting to approve a $71 million AES Indiana rate hike — a move the governor and consumer advocates fiercely opposed. Charged with failing to follow state law, including missing financial disclosures and improper gift awards, Zay had already been demoted from chairmanship. His ouster leaves only one commissioner who backed the controversial rate increase still on the panel, potentially reshaping the future of utility regulation in Indiana — and raising questions about political interference in an agency typically…
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