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K-12 Funding Index

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Spending Watch

The Arizona Spending Watch shows the state government spends its fiscal year 2008 budget of $27 billion at a rate of $855 per second.

The Goldwater Institute' Scharf-Norton Center for Constitutional Litigation is currently working on the following legal cases:

  • Turken v. Gordon 

    The Goldwater Institute sues Phoenix over $100 million corporate subsidy for the development of CityNorth, a high-end retail shopping center in affluent north Phoenix.

  • Home Builders v. Mesa 

    The Goldwater Institute sues the city of Mesa over the use of "Cultural Impact Fees" on new home development.

  • Preston v. Hallman 

    The Goldwater Institute sues the city of Tempe after the mayor and city council override Mr. Preston's permit to open a tattoo studio in the city.