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Protecting small fish from a big bureaucracy
Posted on May 3, 2011 | No CommentsHave you ever wondered how it came to be that in a nation committed to opportunity and freedom of enterprise, bureaucrats can run roughshod over entrepreneurs like Cindy Vong? -
Promises, promises: Cave Creek School District violates contract with voters
Posted on April 6, 2011 | No CommentsThe district has disregarded the voter-approved plan for what to do with leftover money and now wants to spend the money on something else. -
Will Supreme Court let the government favor taxpayer-funded candidates?
Posted on March 28, 2011 | No CommentsThe matching funds component of Arizona’s system is clearly designed to hobble candidates who project their campaign messages to the public in the traditional manner, supported by private donations and personal funds. -
12 questions Glendale should answer about Phoenix Coyotes deal
Posted on March 24, 2011 | No CommentsThere are still no clear answers to many questions related to the incentives the city is offering and whether the taxpayers will be saddled with a bill for hundreds of millions of dollars if things do not work out as promised. -
Arizona budget crisis fueled by a billion dollars in wasted tax money
Posted on March 17, 2011 | 2 Comments$1.8 million will be used to keep county fairs afloat and to promote agriculture through the Department of Racing. -
Glendale has a $197 million moving target for the Phoenix Coyotes
Posted on February 15, 2011 | No CommentsMoody’s Investor Services reported the Coyotes bonds would go on sale this week, and downgraded the city’s bond rating in response. -
Florida health care ruling focuses squarely on defending the Constitution
Posted on February 1, 2011 | 3 Comments“Never before has Congress required everyone buy a product from a private company (essentially for life) just for being alive and residing in the United States,” the judge declared... -
Congress won’t rein in new federal agency with unconstitutional powers over health care
Posted on January 20, 2011 | 1 CommentThe Goldwater case is unique among about two dozen lawsuits because it takes on the constitutionality of IPAB. -
Saving Free Speech from Fiscally Engineered Censorship
Posted on August 25, 2010 | No CommentsBy Nick Dranias -
State Spending at Record Levels Despite Shortfall
Posted on July 1, 2010 | 1 CommentBy Dan Guerin -
Thinking About the Overton Window
Posted on June 11, 2010 | No CommentsBy Dan Guerin -
State Parks Board Needs to Act on Private Contracting
Posted on May 27, 2010 | No CommentsBy Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. -
ASU Dismisses Criticism of Its Low Graduation Rates
Posted on May 26, 2010 | No CommentsBy Matthew Ladner, Ph.D. -
Federalism Doesn’t Include Blocking Open Trade Among States
Posted on May 25, 2010 | No CommentsBy Clint Bolick -
Congress Should Reject Unconstitutional Campaign Speech Laws
Posted on May 20, 2010 | No CommentsBy Nick Dranias -
Arizona Seeks to Preserve Role of Parents in Raising Children
Posted on May 19, 2010 | 1 CommentBy Clint Bolick -
Government Transparency Has Bright Future in Arizona
Posted on May 13, 2010 | 1 CommentBy Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. -
Arizona Legislature Adopts Sweeping Education Reforms
Posted on May 11, 2010 | 1 CommentBy Matthew Ladner, Ph.D. -
And the Budget Deficits Go On: Prop. 100 Would Fix Nothing
Posted on May 6, 2010 | 4 CommentsBy Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. -
Sky Harbor Study on Need for Racial Preferences Two Years Overdue
Posted on May 5, 2010 | No CommentsBy Mark Flatten -
New State Law Requires Cities and Counties to Challenge Intrusive Federal Rules
Posted on May 5, 2010 | 1 CommentBy Nick Dranias -
Promise That Higher Taxes Will “Protect Education” Rings Hollow
Posted on May 4, 2010 | 2 CommentsBy Starlee Rhoades -
Government Employees Now Take Higher Salaries Than Private Workers
Posted on April 29, 2010 | 1 CommentBy Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. -
Arizona Lawmakers Join with Goldwater Institute to Support Montana Firearms Manufacturing Law
Posted on April 28, 2010 | 1 CommentBy Nick Dranias -
Glendale Needs to Protect Taxpayers When Considering Coyotes’ Future
Posted on April 27, 2010 | No CommentsBy Carrie Ann Sitren -
Who’s Right on Jobs and Proposition 100?
Posted on April 22, 2010 | No CommentsBy Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. -
Government Lobbying Payments Exceed $9 Million
Posted on April 21, 2010 | No CommentsGoldwater Institute analysis reveals spending twice as high as previous disclosures -
Florida Education Reforms Have Reduced Racial Achievement Gaps
Posted on April 20, 2010 | 3 CommentsBy Matthew Ladner, Ph.D. -
State Asks Taxpayers for More Money, But Hasn’t Cut Out Government Waste
Posted on April 15, 2010 | 4 CommentsBy Le Templar -
Arizona Parents Need Truth in Advertising for Schools
Posted on April 14, 2010 | No CommentsBy Matthew Ladner, Ph.D. -
Arizona Legislature Should Avoid a Stealth Gas Tax Increase
Posted on April 13, 2010 | 2 CommentsBy Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. -
Put the Pest Control Commission Out of Its Misery
Posted on April 12, 2010 | 1 CommentBy Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. -
Tax Freedom Day Arrives in Arizona
Posted on April 8, 2010 | No CommentsBy Byron Schlomach, Ph.D. -
Conservatives Need to Stop Playing with Clean Elections Fire
Posted on April 7, 2010 | No CommentsBy Nick Dranias
