Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//January 24, 2024//

Sen. Justine Wadsack, R-Tucson

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//January 24, 2024//

The national war over who is a true Republican is playing out in Southern Arizona, with a leading social conservative trying to kill the bid by a former senator to...

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