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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
Read More: Pennsylvania Avoided Tax Hikes—But Only for Now
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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.

Lawmakers asked to probe prof’s research

  • January 14, 2010

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Penn State at Center of Global Warming Debate

  • January 12, 2010

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Health bill a Christmas lump of coal for Pa.

  • January 11, 2010

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Some sound call for ‘resign-to-run’ law in Pa.

  • January 11, 2010

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Floral flourishes accompany safety project

  • January 11, 2010

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Pennsylvania Capitol calendars weren’t printed this year in cost-cutting move

  • January 10, 2010

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Back Channels: Put strings on any gas tax

  • January 10, 2010

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Letter to the Editor: Health reform bad for Pennsylvania

  • January 8, 2010

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Rendell Signs Bill To Allow Table Games At Casinos

  • January 8, 2010

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Report cards for lawmakers

  • January 7, 2010

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Nelson’s gain our pain

  • January 7, 2010

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Electric deregulation is encouraging competition

  • January 5, 2010

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Pennsylvania lawmakers miss votes over military service, illness

  • January 5, 2010

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Sobering thoughts: Must we continue with archaic LCB methods?

  • January 3, 2010

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State of the state in 2010

  • January 3, 2010

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Bleak Outlook for State Finances

  • December 31, 2009

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Letter: Health-care bill will cost Pa.

  • December 28, 2009

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Nanny State Gone Wild: Defining Dependency Up

  • December 27, 2009

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LTE: Points to Ponder

  • December 27, 2009

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A chance to reform state government

  • December 23, 2009

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Put spending on database

  • December 23, 2009

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