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A Public Service Commissioner accused of championing higher rates for utility companies was reconfirmed by a senate committee Monday.

A complaint against Commissioner Lisa Edgar was recently filed with the state’s ethics commission. State Senator Mike Fasano drilled Edgar about her support of recent rate increases. Fasano was the only committee member to vote against Edgar’s confirmation. Committee Chairman Jim King said some of the complaints against the commissioner were unreliable.

“A lot of the information being circulating, not in this meeting but on the blogs, was unsigned and I think most of us are very sensitive to the fact, we’re a little bit leery of anybody who give a comment adverse to us or anybody and doesn’t sign it,” said King.

Edgar has to face one more committee stop this week before she is reconfirmed for service.