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Goldwater Institute Stands up for Yuma Taxpayers in AZ Court of Appeals

Taxpayers in Yuma, Arizona, have been paying an illegal property tax for years—and now, the Goldwater Institute is fighting for..

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Feds Hit Moving Company with $15M Fine—Goldwater Fights Back

Why has the federal government spent nearly a decade investigating a successful moving company for “age discrimination”—and is now suing..

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Goldwater Sues Scottsdale—Again—for Illegal Sales Tax Scheme

The City of Scottsdale is once again attempting to impose an illegal sales tax on its residents—and the Goldwater Institute..

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Goldwater Defends Transparency in Two Public Records Lawsuits

Government transparency laws like the federal Freedom of Information Act and the many state versions of that law are designed..

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Goldwater Backs Proposal to Rein in Federal Bureaucracy

If an employee in the private sector is a poor performer, his employer has broad power to fire him. But..

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Goldwater Seeks to Stop Phoenix’s $28.5 Million in Illegal Subsidies

For the last five years, the city of Phoenix has illegally doled out more than $28.5 million of taxpayer funds..

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Gov. Hobbs Vetoes Bill to Nix Onerous Public Records Fees

If you request public records from the state or your local government, and those records exist in an easy-to-find-and-produce electronic..

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It’s Time for the Arizona Supreme Court to Protect the Right to Earn A Living

The Goldwater Institute today filed a brief urging the Arizona Supreme Court to enforce the fundamental right of all Arizonans..

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Goldwater to Defend Donor Privacy at Arizona Supreme Court

The Arizona Supreme Court announced this week that it will hear the Goldwater Institute’s lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Proposition..

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School Bus Driver Brandishes Belt—Mom Gets Banned

A public school in Northeast Indiana banned the mother of a middle school girl from school property, all for standing..

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