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🚨 Lawsuit Alert: The Goldwater Institute challenges Gilbert’s illegal pickleball tax.

Gilbert officials are hiking taxes to fund pickleball courts, splash pads, and even a ropes course—all in violation of the Arizona Constitution. Here's what you need to know: https://www.goldwaterinstitute.org/gilberts-pickleball-tax-is-illegal-goldwater-sues-to-stop-it/

Week in Review: New year. New president. New lawmakers. Change is all around us in 2025.

And: University of Arizona ‘art’ exhibit demands the destruction of Israel...

That and more:

Week in Review: What Comes Next? New year. New president. New lawmakers. Change is all around us in 2025. What remains constant is the Goldwater Institute...

To combat campus antisemitism, we must eliminate the scourge from higher education...

The Goldwater Institute is advancing reforms that prohibit discriminatory and wasteful DEI programs at public universities:

University of Arizona ‘Art’ Exhibit Demands Destruction of Israel  

“Under the Constitution and the law, a public institution cannot discriminate against anyone on the basis of race, s*x, and other identity categories,” Goldwater's Tim Minella tells The Center Square.

Read about the issue:

Indiana U course assignment: Being white, Christian, male is oppressive and privileged (The Center Square) – A course at Indiana University required an intersectional-themed assignment where students were effectively made to realize that being white or male makes them oppressive and being

Whose kids are they? YOURS. It's why Goldwater is leading the nation in standing up for parents' rights.

And: We stand up against government theft and municipal malfeasance.

Read about it in our YEAR IN REVIEW:

Year in Review: Your Kids, Your Rights Whose kids are they? The public education establishment treats your children like they belong to the government. They conceal important..

“You want to be an accounting major, a biology major, there’s no justification forcing that student to go spend a semester’s worth of time and tuition dollars taking a DEI class," Goldwater's Matt Beienburg says.

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How the battle over DEI shook out in 2024 and what's to come Six states passed new anti-DEI laws this year, leading institutions to change hiring practices, close DEI offices and end DEI trainings. Look for more in 2025.

May your Christmas be filled with friends, family, and of course... FREEDOM 🇺🇸💙

LISTEN: Goldwater's Jon Riches criticizes Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ Administration for unilaterally imposing a new rule that effective halts new home construction in some of Maricopa County’s fastest-growing areas...

Jon Riches, Goldwater Institution VP of Litigation, weighs in on one of the most significant bureaucratic overreaches in Arizona history Podcast Episode · The Conservative Circus w/ James T. Harris · 12/18/2024 · 8m

Sedona loosens weapons restrictions after Goldwater letter:

Sedona Loosens Weapons Restrictions After Goldwater Letter The picturesque city of Sedona, Arizona boasts many parks, trails, and what the city calls “open space areas.” But until..

Year in Review: Goldwater’s Right to Try expansion is sweeping America.

Plus: Goldwater stands up for your constitutional rights, and we're fighting Governor Hobbs' illegal power grab:

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..

From blaming small businesses for upticks in crime to bringing back red-light cameras across the Valley, local government lunacy was in full effect in the fourth quarter of 2024:

3 Ways Local Government Is Violating Arizonans’ Freedoms Right Now The holiday season is here and 2024 is drawing to a close, but cities across Arizona are taking no time..

THE RIGHT TO TRY IS PERSONAL ❤️‍🩹

"As I deal with a rare disorder myself...if anything goes south, I can seek experimental treatment that could save my life and not have to deal with any authoritative restrictions of the FDA.,” Kaitlyn Potts writes:

A Mito Warrior’s take on NC’s rare-disease support NC provides above-average healthcare for those with rare diseases. It's also a place where advocacy is encouraged and communities of support exist.

“I had to spend a lot of time repairing the reputation that my school district wanted to destroy,” Nicole Solas says. “They literally hate me...”

Read more about this issue:

A Mom Asked for Public School Board Records. They Charged Her $33 Million. Parents are suing schools to find out what their kids are learning. Schools are suing parents to shut them up. How did we get here?

Bureaucrats under AZ Gov. Katie Hobbs have enacted a rule stopping new home construction in Maricopa County’s fastest-growing, affordable areas.

It's exacerbating the housing crisis. Goldwater steps in:

Gov. Hobbs’ Illegal Power Grab Is Exacerbating Arizona’s Housing Crisis Bureaucrats working under Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs’ oversight have imposed a new rule that effectively halts new home construction in..

“If it wasn’t for the Goldwater Institute, I wouldn’t have gotten the car back."

Civil asset forfeiture is legalized theft. Learn more:

‘Robin Hood’ or ‘legalized theft’? Why it’s easy for Massachusetts police to seize property Compared to all other states, Massachusetts has the lowest burden in civil court for taking property that prosecutors allege is connected to a crime.

Why do we have a right to “pursue happiness”?! Learn more at the link in our bio 💭