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If passed, it would partially reverse Proposition 300, a ballot initiative passed by voters almost two decades ago that bars undocumented people from accessing a host of public services like childcare, adult education and in-state tuition. At a press event Friday, Republican Precinct Committeewoman Lisa Hoberg said the Proposition 308 was "common sense policy." "Dreamers are Arizona kids just like my son, we’ve educated them in our schools since they were children, and they now have a lot to offer our great state. This should not be a partisan issue," she told a group of reporters and proposition supporters in...

Outgoing Arizona state House Speaker Rusty Bowers slammed Republican candidates who back former President Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. Bowers, who lost his bid for the state Senate last month, shared his concerns regarding the slate of GOP nominees, as well as proposed legislation he says would make it easier for the state legislature to reject election results. "The legislature, after the election, could dismiss the election ... And I said, welcome to fascism,” Bowers told CNN for its documentary American Coup: The January 6th Investigation. As House speaker, Bowers effectively killed the bill by...

Arizona state House Speaker Rusty Bowers (R), who testified before the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, said that the Constitution is “hanging by a thread” after he lost his bid for a state Senate seat. Bowers in an interview with The Guardian described his phone conversations with former President Trump and Trump’s campaign lawyer Rudy Giuliani in the aftermath of the 2020 election, adding that the Republican Party has embraced “emotional violence.” “The Constitution is hanging by a thread,” Bowers told The Guardian. “The funny thing is, I always thought it would be...

Rusty Bowers is headed for the exit. After 18 years as an Arizona lawmaker, the past four as speaker of the state’s house of representatives, he has been unceremoniously shown the door by his own Republican party. Last month he lost his bid to stay in the Arizona legislature in a primary contest in which his opponent was endorsed by Donald Trump. The rival, David Farnsworth, made an unusual pitch to voters: the 2020 presidential election had not only been stolen from Trump, he said, it was satanically snatched by the “devil himself”. snip This is a very Arizonan story....

<p>As Wisconsin's longest-serving Assembly speaker, Republican Robin Vos has presided over efforts to restrict abortions, weaken unions, expand gun rights and push back against COVID-19 mandates. Despite that, he's facing a primary challenger who claims he's not conservative enough.</p><p>The challenger's argument: Vos should do more to respond to former President Donald Trump's unfounded allegations of fraud in the 2020 election.</p>

David Farnsworth has ousted Speaker of the Arizona House of Representatives Russell "Rusty" Bowers.David Farnsworth: 17,554 votes (63.7%) Rusty Bowers: 10,020 (36.3%)

Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers (R) said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that he would “never vote again” for former President Donald Trump.Bowers testified to the January 6 House Select Committee about the former president’s actions surrounding the 2020 election.Partial transcript as follows:JON KARL: Liz Cheney asked the question, can a president who was willing to make the choices Donald Trump made —REP. LIZ CHENEY, (R-WY): Donald Trump made during the violence of January 6th, ever be trusted with any position of authority in our great nation again?BOWERS: I would certainly hope not. I certainly don’t trust that authority that...

PHOENIX — Republican Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers over the weekend responded to criticism from former President Donald Trump for his testimony before the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol. Trump in a rally last month supporting Arizona candidates he endorsed for office called Bowers a “RINO coward,” adding the Republican disgraced himself and the state for detailing efforts of the former president’s allies to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state.

The Arizona GOP executive committee censured House Speaker Rusty Bowers on Tuesday night, stating he has “lost the confidence of a majority of Republican party leaders.” Dr. Kelli Ward, Chairwoman of the Arizona GOP, confirmed the censure via Twitter. “The AZGOP Executive Committee has formally censured Rusty Bowers tonight — he is no longer a Republican in good standing & we call on Republicans to replace him at the ballot box in the August primary,” tweeted Ward. The GOP press release highlighted some bills Bowers had backed that Republicans say went against his party. Republicans had pushed HB 2294, which...

Republican Rep. Liz Cheney and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky are among the five people named Thursday as recipients of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award for acting to protect democracy. Cheney was chosen for how she broke with her party to defend the constitution, the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation said in its announcement. Zelensky was chosen for his leadership of the Ukrainian people during the Russian invasion. The other honorees are Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers and Fulton County, Georgia, elections worker Wandrea 'Shaye' Moss.

Arizona House Speaker Rusty Bowers claims the state cannot enforce the Constitution regarding Electors, and won’t commit to calling a legislative hearing. Speaker Bowers was one of the top Arizona legislators who on Friday called for an immediate and “expeditious” forensic audit of the Dominion voting machines and software used in Maricopa County, due to concerns that the machines may have been used to assist in massive voter fraud. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Legislative Leaders call for audit of Maricopa County election software and equipment #AZSenate #AZleg #Election @AZHouseGOP pic.twitter.com/wDlr7v0fDT — AZSenateRepublicans (@AZSenateGOP) December 4, 2020 However, following the publication of...