Year in Review: Hope in Action

Arizona mom Kendra Riley and Texas mom Hannah Lowe share an experience no parent should have to go through: racing against time, hoping against all hope for a chance to save their child’s life.

About 30 million Americans, including Kendra’s daughters and Hannah’s son, suffer from rare and oftentimes fatal diseases. It’s a tragedy of epic proportions, made worse by outdated federal regulations that keep innovative treatments away from desperate patients. But the tide is turning as a new wave of nonpartisan, patient-centric healthcare reform sweeps America.

In 2024 alone, Goldwater enacted our landmark Right to Try for Individualized Treatments in four states, bringing the total number to six states who have adopted the law, with more on the way in 2025. The law expands Goldwater’s original Right to Try law to potentially lifesaving treatments that are made specifically for them, based on their genetics. We’re opening the door for cutting-edge medicine—because every American deserves the Right to Try.

Read more about this Right to Try expansion here. 

Goldwater Warns;
Government Folds

Your right to self-defense doesn’t disappear when you go for a hike or take a walk at the park. But in picturesque Sedona, Ariz., a government mandate banned law-abiding citizens from carrying firearms or other weapons in parks, trails, and what the city calls “open space areas.”

That is, until Goldwater got involved. We warned the city that this mandate violated state law—then officials amended the mandate, ensuring Sedona residents and visitors may lawfully carry firearms, knives, and other non-projectile weapons for self-defense.

It’s just our latest Second Amendment victory, as Goldwater protects the right to self-defense in states ranging from Arizona to Illinois. After all, the Second Amendment could not be clearer: the right to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

Read more here.

Fighting Gov. Hobbs’ Latest Power Grab

It’s one of the most significant bureaucratic overreaches in Arizona’s history. Bureaucrats working under Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ oversight unilaterally imposed a new rule that effectively halts new home construction in some of Maricopa County’s fastest-growing and most affordable areas.

The Arizona Department of Water Resources’ action is driving up housing costs for all Arizonans and threatens to stifle economic growth in our state. So, this week, Goldwater told bureaucrats to back off.

As Goldwater VP for Litigation Jon Riches writes, decisions on housing policy and the responsible stewardship of our natural resources “should be made through a transparent, democratic process—not imposed by executive fiat.”

Read more here.