Andy Zay, Governor Mike Braun Reach Settlement in IURC Termination Lawsuit
The state will pay Zay $625,000, including $140,000 in legal fees, and he will drop claims over his removal from the commission.
- On Saturday, Governor Mike Braun announced a $625,000 settlement with former Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Chair Andy Zay, resolving the lawsuit Zay filed 12 days earlier over his firing.
- Braun fired Zay on August 3 after the commission approved a $71 million rate increase for AES Indiana, which the governor denounced, citing affordability as his top priority.
- Under the agreement, Zay receives $485,000 in salary and benefits, while his legal firm Betz + Blevins obtains $140,000 for attorneys' fees. Neither party admitted wrongdoing.
- Indianapolis City-County Councilor Joshua Bain replaced Zay on the five-member commission, joining other new appointees who may revisit the AES rate increase decision.
- The settlement removes legal uncertainty over the IURC's composition, clearing the path for final rate decisions. Zay stated he believes the resolution is "in everyone's best interest at this time.
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State paying $625K to settle lawsuit over Braun firing utility commission member
Andy Zay, then the chair of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, leads a daylong utility affordability hearing on March 24, 2026, at the IURC's downtown Indianapolis headquarters. (Photo by Leslie Bonilla Muñiz/Indiana Capital Chronicle)The state is paying $625,000 to settle a lawsuit in which a former member of the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission claimed he was illegally fired by Gov. Mike Braun. The governor’s office announced the …
Andy Zay, Governor Mike Braun reach settlement in IURC termination lawsuit
INDIANAPOLIS — Former Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Chair Andy Zay has reached a settlement in his lawsuit with Governor Mike Braun and the State of Indiana. Per a release from the governor's office, Zay and Braun "reached a mutually agreeable settlement in the lawsuit." Indiana's public court reporting system has not yet been updated to [...]
Braun, Andy Zay Reach Settlement In Lawsuit
Source: Indiana Governor Mike Braun / Indiana Governor Mike Braun INDIANAPOLIS — Gov. Mike Braun and former Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission Chairman Andy Zay have settled a lawsuit that had been pending in Marion Superior Court. Braun’s office announced the settlement Saturday but did not release the terms of the agreement. “I am pleased that we have been able to reach a resolution,” Braun said in a statement. “This agreement allows all in…
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