The Goldwater Institute is suing the heads of two federal agencies and Arizona Department of Child Safety Director Greg McKay in its challenge to a child welfare law designed to keep Native American tribes intact.
Read More »Goldwater Institute seeks to end Native American adoption restrictions
Court of Appeals prohibits cities from banning ‘sign walkers’
Local governments have no right to ban “sign walkers” who stand on street corners with banners directing passers-by to nearby businesses, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Read More »State Supreme Court rules Legislature can’t tinker with local elections
For the second time in three years, the Arizona Supreme Court has blocked efforts by state lawmakers to control when charter cities can hold their elections.
Read More »Tax credit foes urge caution after Apple factory bankruptcy 
Opponents of the targeted tax credits and incentives that have become increasingly popular at the Capitol are hoping the bankruptcy of a company that was slated to receive massive tax breaks under a 2014 bill will make lawmakers think twice in the future.
Read More »Apple supplier fiasco is the latest failed subsidy scheme
Arizona taxpayers are lucky to have escaped the latest failed corporate subsidy scheme with their wallets intact.
Read More »Your money’s still good
The Rotellini camp frequently rips Brnovich for working for the Goldwater Institute. But that hasn’t stopped it from soliciting money from Clint Bolick, the head honcho of GI’s litigation division.
Read More »Goldwater Institute blasts senator’s stand-your-ground letter 
The Arizona-based Goldwater Institute responded harshly Friday to the Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin's Aug. 6 letter inquiring into its position on stand-your-ground laws and connections to the American Legislative Exchange Council.
Read More »Roadblocks remain for Medicaid expansion 
The protracted fight for Medicaid expansion likely won’t end with Gov. Jan Brewer’s signing of the historic legislation.
Read More »Welcome to the world of competition
The effectiveness of economic development programs has long been hotly debated. Recent events, like the closing of Suntech’s manufacturing facility in Goodyear, have given rise to a new wave of criticism by organizations like the Arizona Tax Research Association, the Arizona Free Enterprise Club and the Goldwater Institute — most of it unwarranted and unsubstantiated.
Read More »Judge says it’s OK to ban flesh-eating fish 
A Maricopa County Superior Court judge ruled Monday the state can ban foot-flesh eating fish from pedicures because they can’t be disinfected. Judge George Foster rejected the arguments from Clint Bolick of the Goldwater Institute that fish pedicures are different from traditional pedicure practices and they should be regulated differently.
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