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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Court teaches school district a lesson
Posted on November 28, 2011 | Type: Article | Author: Christina SandefurImagine hiring a builder to add a kitchen on to your house. You agree to a price, sign a contract, and take out a loan. But without consulting you, the builder decides instead to build a garage. You would sue him for violating the contract and you would win.
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Tolling I-15 is a good idea from ADOT
Posted on November 23, 2011 | Type: Blog | Author: Byron SchlomachThe Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) is pushing for a section of I-15 to be included as one of three interstate highway toll pilot projects. Those who use that section of highway should be the ones who pay for it.
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Starlee Rhoades talks pensions and campaign finance on Sunday Square Off
Posted on October 30, 2011 | Type: In the NewsThe 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.
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Decision holding school district to its promise has potentially broad effects
Posted on October 12, 2011 | Type: Blog | Author: Christina KohnLast month, a Superior Court Judge ruled that school districts may not use bond money for projects that voters have not approved. That decision has already influenced at least one school district’s plans for voter-designated funds.
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Overpayments still rampant in Arizona's unemployment insurance program
Posted on September 29, 2011 | Type: Blog | Author: Stephen SlivinskiKeeping government-imposed costs of employing workers low should be part of Arizona’s economic development strategy. But the legislature must fix our broken unemployment insurance system.
