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Georgia Supreme Court Reaffirms Right to Earn a Living
The Georgia Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling today striking down an absurd state law that prohibited people from earning money by helping mothers learn to nurse their babies. The Goldwater Institute, joined by o...
Florida School Hides Child’s ‘Gender Transition’—Goldwater Stands Up for Parents
A Florida mom and dad were shocked to find out that officials at their 13-year-old daughter’s middle school had secretly met with the teen and developed a plan for how to recognize her asserted gender identity. Now th...
Arizona ESAs Are Set to Fund a Lot More Students for a Lot Less Money
Do you think that providing more funding for students at a lower cost to taxpayers is a win-win? Then you must not have spent enough time in leftwing echo chambers that are trying to convince you to shut off your brain ...
Ditch This Jim Crow-Era Mandate That Hurts Minorities Most
Congress passed a “prevailing wage” law in 1931 specifically intended to favor white workers and white-only labor unions over nonunionized and minority workers. Jim Crow is long gone. But prevailing-wage laws, w...
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Georgia Supreme Court Reaffirms Right to Earn a Living
The Georgia Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling today striking down an absurd state law that prohibited people from earning..
Constitutional Rights
Florida School Hides Child’s ‘Gender Transition’—Goldwater Stands Up for Parents
A Florida mom and dad were shocked to find out that officials at their 13-year-old daughter’s middle school had secretly..
Education
Arizona ESAs Are Set to Fund a Lot More Students for a Lot Less Money
Do you think that providing more funding for students at a lower cost to taxpayers is a win-win? Then you..
Featured
Ditch This Jim Crow-Era Mandate That Hurts Minorities Most
Congress passed a “prevailing wage” law in 1931 specifically intended to favor white workers and white-only labor unions over nonunionized..
Education
Texas Decimates DEI Bureaucracy, Advances Goldwater-Backed Reforms
Texas just delivered a massive victory over the left’s radical race-based “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) apparatus in higher education..
Education
New ‘Reparations Math’ Is Coming to a Public School Near You
Sure, only a third of American eighth graders are “proficient” in reading, just a quarter in math, and barely one..
Constitutional Rights
Outrageous! Taxpayers Will Pay Randi Weingarten a Pension Because of Government’s Special Deals with Unions
New York taxpayers are on the hook to pay government pension benefits for teachers union boss Randi Weingarten — one..
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Right to Try Turns Five. It’s Saving Lives Today.
A young Navy pilot’s life was hanging in the balance. But then, his future changed for the better, all because..
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Goldwater Honors America’s Military Families with the Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act
Each year, Memorial Day provides an opportunity to demonstrate the nation’s deep and enduring appreciation for the countless American patriots..
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Week in Review: Honor the Heroes
Here’s how we can honor America’s fallen heroes, Goldwater Institute Vice President for Litigation Jon Riches, a Commander in the..
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