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David Gowan: Preferring not to comment
For only the second time in 12 years, a legislative leader declined to sit down with the Arizona Capitol Times to discuss the issues of the recently completed legislative session in a question-and-answer format for our annual Session Wrap edition.
Gowan leads GOP field in CD1 fundraising
Congressional campaign finance reports were due Friday, and McSally once again proved to be the most prodigious fundraiser, hauling in $853,000 in the first quarter of the year. That gives her more than $4.4 million raised this cycle, and she ended March with more than $2.2 million in cash.
End of House media ban means all eyes on budget
House Speaker David Gowan's decision to lift a ban on journalists covering proceedings from the House floor means all eyes are again focused on stalled negotiations on a nearly $10 billion state budget package.
Lessons learned on press restrictions from my home country
I couldn’t help but think about my former country’s experience when House Speaker David Gowan revoked reporters’ access to the chamber’s floor, a privilege journalists have enjoyed for at least four decades.
This new background check policy is only the latest retaliation from Gowan’s House
The actions of the House since January serve as strong evidence that this sweeping policy has less to do with security than it does with retribution against a reporter who dared to investigate the most powerful person in the chamber.
Don’t chain Arizona’s watchdogs
Like any good joke, timing is everything. House Speaker David Gowan demonstrated peculiar timing this week.
Appearance in a front row seat creates a stir at DBacks opener
When House Speaker David Gowan was spotted on live TV sitting in the front row directly behind the batter at the Arizona Diamondbacks Opening Day game, tongues started wagging.
AG investigating Gowan over use of state cars
The Attorney General’s Office today confirmed that it is investigating whether House Speaker David Gowan misused state vehicles and improperly billed the state for miles he shouldn’t have been reimbursed for.
Gowan pulls his best karate move yet against reporters
Gowan pulls his best karate move yet against reporters
Arizona House bans reporters who won’t consent to background checks
Claiming it’s a matter of security, the state House on Thursday banned reporters from the floor who would not consent to extensive background checks.
Developer invited Gowan to front row at D-backs game
Developer invited Gowan to front row at D-backs game
A hello that lasted for an inning
Gowan was spotted sitting in the front at last night’s Diamondbacks Opening Day game. The speaker’s appearance (somebody had taken a photo of the game’s live coverage on TV) raised some eyebrows, since lawmakers aren’t allowed to accept tickets to sporting events from lobbyists, and front row tickets don’t come cheap.
