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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Economic report card gives state near-failing grades
Posted on February 10, 2006 | Type: In the News | Author: Mike SunnucksA new national report card skewers Arizona's economy despite the state's high employment growth and population gains in recent years.
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The Envelope, Please
Posted on September 16, 2005 | Type: BlogOrdinary citizens can have a difficult time making sense of the political process. The legislature particularly can seem arcane and dense with detail. Voters frequently become apathetic when faced with unraveling a mountain of confusing, competing claims.
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Betting on 15
Posted on August 12, 2005 | Type: BlogFifteen percent is the magic number, according to the Arizona Corporation Commission.
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A Guardian of Individual Liberties
Posted on July 11, 2005 | Type: BlogJustice Sandra Day O'Connor unquestionably was the most powerful woman in America but she was not the centrist or liberal that many have portrayed her as being.
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Condemned to Repeat History
Posted on May 06, 2005 | Type: BlogIn 1998, the City of Tempe and America West Airlines entered into an agreement to redevelop part of downtown Tempe. The city agreed to convey property to America West for free and then pay America West approximately $15 million over twenty years. In return, America West pledged to develop the property and convey ownership of the improvements back to the city. Tempe agreed to then lease the property back to America West.
