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Energy

Pennsylvania Stopped Costly Energy Taxes. But Government Mandates are Still Driving Up Electricity Bills.

  • Andrew Lewis
  • July 22, 2026

Originally published by TribLIVE. Pennsylvania families, already struggling to afford the rising cost of living, avoided even more expensive utility bills with the recently passed state budget. When Gov.

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Avoided Tax Hikes—But Only for Now

  • Andrew Lewis
  • July 21, 2026
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Regulation

Government Intervention—not Free Markets—Made Your Housing and Healthcare Unaffordable

  • Nathan Benefield
  • July 21, 2026
Read More: Government Intervention—not Free Markets—Made Your Housing and Healthcare Unaffordable
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Welfare

Pennsylvania’s Welfare Error Rate Is High. But New Numbers Provide Hope.

  • Elizabeth Stelle
  • July 21, 2026
Read More: Pennsylvania’s Welfare Error Rate Is High. But New Numbers Provide Hope.

‘Change’ hard to come by in Harrisburg

  • June 6, 2010

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The Film Tax Credit: Cut!

  • June 6, 2010

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Rendell’s economic claims require an explanation

  • June 4, 2010

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Tax & flee

  • June 1, 2010

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196 Pittsburgh workers’ pay tops $100K

  • May 31, 2010

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Candidate addresses ‘pension tsunami’

  • May 28, 2010

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What a nuisance!

  • May 28, 2010

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The Real “Special Interest” Problem In PA

  • May 28, 2010

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State pension problems addressed at PEL luncheon

  • May 27, 2010

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Reforming Pa. legislature to be top priority

  • May 26, 2010

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Would taxing extraction be boon or doom?

  • May 26, 2010

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PSEA chief ignores much of what will raise property taxes

  • May 25, 2010

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Gaming unemployment

  • May 25, 2010

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State’s growing public pension problems to be discussed at PEL lunch in Williamsport

  • May 21, 2010

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Special hypocrites

  • May 13, 2010

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Drillers spending millions to influence Harrisburg, study finds

  • May 12, 2010

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Energy industry pumps legislators

  • May 12, 2010

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Should municipal governments be abolished in favor of county control?

  • May 11, 2010

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Transportation policy needs realistic redirection

  • May 10, 2010

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What does the city of Erie’s refuse fee pay for?

  • May 9, 2010

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Politics as Usual

  • May 9, 2010

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