Government Accountability
A government that operates behind closed doors cannot be the government of a free people. The Goldwater Institute has prompted several reforms shining light into the inner workings of government, including the nation’s most comprehensive online database of line-by-line government spending and restrictions on politicians using tax money for self-promotion. Our regular watchdog reports are helping citizens hold their elected officials accountable.
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Adding programs isn't way to deal with revenue drop
Posted on January 16, 2008 | Type: In the NewsGov. Janet Napolitano has a strange idea of how to deal with the state's expected huge revenue shortfalls this year and next year.
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Federal Department of Toilets and Light Bulbs
Posted on January 10, 2008 | Type: In the NewsHow many congressmen does it take to change a light bulb? 400.
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City of Phoenix Spends $10,000 a Week on Attorneys to Defend CityNorth Subsidy
Posted on January 08, 2008 | Type: In the NewsGoldwater, NFIB file briefs in CityNorth case
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Trust But Verify
Posted on January 02, 2008 | Type: Blog | Author: Byron SchlomachTrust but verify. That's how Ronald Reagan described his philosophy of dealing with the Soviet Union on nuclear arms reductions. It should also be our philosophy when it comes to how government spends our money.
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Racial Preferences Rampant in Arizona Government
Posted on December 04, 2007 | Type: Press ReleasePhoenix's debate is brewing in Arizona over a voter initiative aimed at ending racial and gender preferences in government employment, contracting, and at universities. Opponents of the Arizona Civil Rights Initiative say there are no preference programs in Arizona to end and the initiative is a solution in search of a problem.
