Money for Nothing: Taxpayers foot the bill for government union work
By Mark Flatten
Goldwater Institute
Taxpayers across the nation spend millions of dollars annually to pay the salaries and benefits of government employees to work exclusively for labor unions, an investigation by the Arizona-based Goldwater Institute has found.
Read More>>Raucous special session likely for Brewer’s personnel reform plan in Ariz.
Goldwater Institute Watchdog Report
May 12, 2011
Overhauling Arizona’s rules for disciplining state workers who are incompetent, ineffective, or behave badly remains a top priority for Governor Jan Brewer and lawmakers who say they will likely advance the issue in a special legislative session.
If they do, they can expect a backlash that could [...]
Arizona vote shows stranglehold on taxpayers
Margin in Arizona sales tax vote shows stranglehold state employees have on indifferent taxpayers.
Read More>>Shifting The Burden: Cities Waive Property Taxes for Favored Businesses
By Mark Flatten
Goldwater Institute Special Investigation
Special deals between cities and hand-picked developers have exempted more than $2 billion in development projects from property taxes in Arizona, shifting the tax burden to surrounding property owners and creating a competitive disadvantage for other businesses, an investigation by the Goldwater Institute has found.
Those high-rise office buildings and [...]
