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Homelessness, Crime Surge in Phoenix’s ‘The Zone’ – Goldwater Demands Action
It’s known as “The Zone”—a vast section of downtown Phoenix where 1,000 homeless people have set up camp. And it’s led to a spike in violent crimes like shootings, stabbings, and rapes, as well as the destruc...
Desperate for Hope, Americans with Rare Diseases Need a ‘Right to Try’ Too
Right to Try has been a literal lifesaver for many Americans with deadly diseases such as cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease). A federal law that protects terminally ill pati...
ALS Drug at Last, but Dying Patients Deserve Better Than FDA’s Stalling
Eight years ago, countless people around the world joined in the Ice Bucket Challenge , dousing themselves with ice-cold water on social media to raise awareness and money to find a cure for amyotrophic lateral scleros...
Week in Review: School Choice Thrashes Teachers Union Scheme
It’s massive news that’s reverberating across the nation: Arizona families have soundly rejected teachers unions’ last-ditch attempt to overturn a law that would give children the educational opportunity they de...
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Homelessness, Crime Surge in Phoenix’s ‘The Zone’ – Goldwater Demands Action
It’s known as “The Zone”—a vast section of downtown Phoenix where 1,000 homeless people have set up camp. And it’s..
Healthcare
Desperate for Hope, Americans with Rare Diseases Need a ‘Right to Try’ Too
Right to Try has been a literal lifesaver for many Americans with deadly diseases such as cancer and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS,..
Healthcare
ALS Drug at Last, but Dying Patients Deserve Better Than FDA’s Stalling
Eight years ago, countless people around the world joined in the Ice Bucket Challenge, dousing themselves with ice-cold water on..
Featured
Week in Review: School Choice Thrashes Teachers Union Scheme
It’s massive news that’s reverberating across the nation: Arizona families have soundly rejected teachers unions’ last-ditch attempt to overturn a..
Education
Universal School Choice in Arizona Trounces Teachers Union Scheme to Overturn It
In a decision that rings across the nation, the Arizona Secretary of State’s Office announced today that the attempt to..
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The Fight for School Choice: A Fireside Chat with Secretary Betsy DeVos
Goldwater will host a fireside chat in Phoenix with former U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on November 30th, 2022..
Education
Arizona Teachers Unions Apparently Fail to Overturn Universal School Choice Reform
Teachers unions and other opponents of Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESA) have apparently fallen well short of the requisite..
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Week in Review: American Dream Trounces Bureaucrat Baloney
It’s a huge win for highly qualified Tennessee lawyer Violaine Panasci’s right to earn a living. This week, Violaine obtained..
Education
Poor-Performing School Districts Need a Heavy Dose of Accountability
The results are abysmal. San Francisco Public Schools published a new report showing terrible outcomes for its K-12 students and..
Healthcare
What Right to Try Can Teach Us About Cancer Moonshots
Last week, President Joe Biden commemorated the 60th anniversary of former President John F. Kennedy’s historic moonshot speech in which he..
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