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VICTORY! Court Orders Phoenix to Stop Censoring People for the Super Bowl

The Goldwater Institute scored a major victory for residents and business owners in downtown Phoenix this morning when an Arizona trial court judge ruled that the city’s Super Bowl Censorship Ordinance violated their free speech rights and unconstitutionally delegated power to the National Football League (NFL) and Super Bowl Host Committee. The ruling came just weeks after the Goldwater Institute sued the city over the ordinance, which barred re...

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The Dark Side of Historic Preservation

Historic preservation ordinances can limit property owners’ rights, stifle businesses and even hinder the goal of preservation itself Anyone who..

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Massachusetts School Hides Pre-Teens’ ‘Gender Identity’ from Parents—and Goldwater Takes Action

Two Massachusetts parents were blindsided when they learned that middle school officials had been referring to their two pre-teens by..

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Week in Review: Why Her ‘Princess’ Dream Matters

When 3-year-old Keira Riley grows up, she wants to be Princess Elsa from the Disney movie Frozen. That Keira, who..

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New Goldwater Report: Free-Market Reforms Can Help Secure Arizona’s Water Future

PHOENIX – Arizona is in the middle of one of the worst droughts in its history. Water supplies throughout the..

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What Is Phoenix Hiding?

The City of Phoenix and its union enablers have shut the public out of its most recent contract negotiations—a process..

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Anti-School Choice Group ‘Save Our Schools’ Endorses Racial Discrimination

The Arizona state senate advanced a historic measure this week to protect racial equality and prohibit public agencies from discriminating..

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Policymakers Must Do Away With Our Outdated Healthcare Regulatory System

Keira Riley turned 3 years old in January. She loves mac and cheese, would buy a Barbie Lego if she..

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Week in Review: Why won’t Phoenix enforce the law in the homeless “Zone”?

Law and order have given way to death and depravity. Downtown Phoenix’s “The Zone,” where more than 1,000 homeless people..

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‘School Choice’ & Homeschool Families Must Fight Together

President Reagan once famously quipped, “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: I’m from the government, and..

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States Winning on School Choice, Tee Up Academic Transparency

2023 has opened the floodgates of educational freedom. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ “Arkansas LEARNS” package cleared both chambers of her..

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