Goldwater Institute

The Goldwater Institute's Starlee Rhoades appeared on KPNX's Sunday Square Off along with former candidate for attorney general Felecia Rotellini, and Arizona Republic columnist Laurie Roberts, where they discussed campaign finance, pensions, and CPS.

Goldwater Institute senior economist Stephen Slivinski went on 3TV to analyze GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain's 9-9-9 tax plan.

The Phoenix Union High School District is asking voters to approve $230 million in bonds to pay for facilities maintenance and repair. The Goldwater Institute's Byron Schlomach explains why voters might want to think long and hard about this bond initiative.

Goldwater Institute senior attorney Diane Cohen recently testified before Congress about the federal health care law's Independent Payment Advisory Board, which is the subject of Goldwater's court challenge to Obamacare. Cohen called IPAB "independent in the worst sense of the word: it is independent of Congress, independent of the president, independent of the judiciary, and independent of the will of the American people." You can watch some of her testimony at /dianecohenipabtestimony. In August, the Institute released its ninth annual Legislative Report Card, which examines 375 legislative votes from this year's legislative session and ranks every Arizona lawmaker on their commitment to liberty. The report card is the most comprehensive state report of its kind. For information on the methodology used and how you can apply it to your state, contact Nick Dranias at ndranias@goldwaterinstitute.org.

The Goldwater Institute's Stephen Slivinski appeared on KFNX's Legalease, along with State Representative John Fillmore, to talk about job creation and a proposal that would create a state bank.