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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Statement on the Glendale/Coyotes Situation
Posted on June 08, 2012 | Type: Press ReleaseA statement from Goldwater Institute President Darcy Olsen.
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Goldwater Institute Seeking Temporary Restraining Order Against Arena Management Vote
Posted on June 07, 2012 | Type: Press ReleaseA statement from Goldwater Institute President Darcy Olsen.
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If cops can't do it, surely hockey owners can't either
Posted on June 07, 2012 | Type: In the News | Author: Laurie RobertsA judge this week ruled that the city of Phoenix can’t pay police officers to conduct union work. That, Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Katherine Cooper ruled, is a violation of the state Constitution. Specifically, of the part of the constitution that says you can’t make a gift of public money for private concerns.
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Letter to the Mayor and Councilmembers of Glendale
Posted on June 06, 2012 | Type: Press ReleaseAs the City considers a deal that will add substantially to its existing financial obligations, at a time when it is overloaded with debt and has had to cut city services and lay off city workers, we hope the Council will carefully consider the following questions:
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Goldwater Institute: Our Supreme Court of hockey
Posted on June 05, 2012 | Type: In the News | Author: E.J. MontiniThe folks at the Goldwater Institute were fielding calls all Tuesday morning from news reporters wondering how the all-powerful institute will rule on the state of professional hockey in Arizona.
