In Defense of Liberty | Goldwater Institute

Public Records Battle

The Congress Elementary School District is suing four residents, claiming the parents have no right to seek public records about board meetings, spending reports, and even their own children. The parents say they have every right to see any public documents they wish. Read more here.
Making Welfare Work

Welfare-to-work programs are designed to move people off of the welfare rolls and into gainful employment and self-sufficiency. Arizona can implement no-cost policies that would further save the state money and get more people off welfare and working again. Read how here.
Budget Reductions

Recently Governor Jan Brewer asked each state agency to produce a plan to reduce their budgets by 15 percent. The Goldwater Institute has analyzed these plans and assessed whether there are opportunities for even more savings. We have identified $2 billion in potential budget savings. Read more here.

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A federal judge recently ruled that the matching funds provision of the Clean Elections law is unconstitutional under the First Amendment. Now, as the case sits in the hands of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, the U.S. Supreme Court has indicated it may intervene if a decision is not reached soon. Read more here.

Dissecting Citizens United

The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that corporations, labor unions and other groups can spend money on political campaigns as part of their free speech rights. The Goldwater Institute looks at the Citizens United decision and shows how it attacks every doctrine that has ever attempted to belittle the importance of various aspects of free speech. Read more here.