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We kept government from playing favorites with a U.S. Supreme Court victory eliminating campaign matching funds and protecting free political speech nationwide.

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  • Education Reform

    Too often, the traditional public-school model fails students and teachers. Charter schools, scholarship tax credits, and merit pay are giving students a better education and teachers a better career.

  • Tax Reform

    Americans are a hard-working bunch and should keep what they earn. Our ideas for tax reform reduce the burden of taxes while ensuring governments have the resources to focus on core responsibilities.

  • Government Red Tape

    Whether it’s layers of licensing requirements or endless red tape, government rules and regulations can stifle business. Learn how we can free up entrepreneurs.

  • Government Spending

    No government has ever spent its way to prosperity. Our proposals help governments be fiscally responsible so citizens can be prosperous.

  • Constitutional Rights

    Government can be freedom’s best friend when it protects citizens’ constitutional rights. Here’s how the Goldwater Institute is ensuring your rights are protected.

  • Property Rights

    Your home is your castle—unless the government thinks it should be a shopping center. Learn how citizens and local governments can protect homes and businesses from government takeovers.

  • State Powers

    The states are powerful enough to stand up to the federal government when it violates citizens’ rights. Learn how we can better leverage the power of states.

  • Issues & Cases

    School children, taxpayers, entrepreneurs—government laws and regulations affect us all. Learn more about the issues and cases that matter to you here.

  • City & Local Reform

    It turns out that you can fight town hall. Here’s how we’re standing up for local citizens and winning.

  • Free Speech

    Sure, talk is cheap. But the right to talk is priceless. Here’s what Goldwater is doing to defend that right.

  • Business & Job Creation

    Businesses need a friendly and fair business environment so they can compete, innovate, and create jobs. We’re keeping politicians from playing favorites by offering special deals and tax breaks to the favored few.

  • Government Accountability

    Back-room deals and closed doors are not the stuff of free governments. Our work is making governments more transparent and accountable to citizens.

  • Workplace Freedom

    When it comes to unionizing, workers should be free of intimidation. The Goldwater Institute’s Save Our Secret Ballot effort is ensuring workers have anonymous ballots in union votes.

  • Campaign Finance & Election

    Campaigns should be open and free, not prone to manipulation through government financing schemes. And now the U.S. Supreme Court agrees.

Save Taxpayers Tens of Billions of Dollars: End Government-Sector Collective Bargaining

Civil servants should serve the public. Honest politicians must end policies and agreements that put their interests and those of government employees ahead of those of citizens at large. This report shows how.

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Editorial: Public records should be open

Enough already. The battle for public-records access between Glendale and the Goldwater Institute is nearing three years. The city continues to dig in its heels.

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NY Times profiles Goldwater Institute: "A Watchdog for Conservative Ideals"

Clint Bolick looks like any other high-powered lawyer, for the most part. But glance down at his index finger, which sports a scorpion tattoo, for first-hand evidence of his unconventional streak.

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