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medicaid enrollment

Welfare

Medicaid Fraud Demands Prevention, not Just Prosecution

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 18, 2026

Originally published by PennLive. What would you do if someone told you they worked 36 hours per day? If you were the Pennsylvania Department of…

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Private property rights

Government Accountability

Pennsylvanians’ Constitutional Rights Don’t End at the Edge of Their Yards

  • Megan Martin
  • August 17, 2026
Read More: Pennsylvanians’ Constitutional Rights Don’t End at the Edge of Their Yards

Education

Tax Credit Programs Extend School Choice and Enable Kids to Attend Better Schools

  • Megan Martin
  • August 15, 2026
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Education

School Choice Saves Families Struggling with Affordability

  • Rachel Langan
  • August 13, 2026
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Gauging impact of stimulus cash on local economy depends on who you ask

  • November 22, 2009

Media Hit

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It’s broke, so fix it: Legislators should embrace these ideas

  • November 22, 2009

Media Hit

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Waiting for higher ed funding

  • November 22, 2009

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Help clean up Harrisburg

  • November 22, 2009

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Pennsylvania lobbying law a bit clumsy

  • November 20, 2009

Media Hit

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Capital Domes Head to Head: A look at how electricity deregulation will affect Pennsylvania’s power prices

  • November 20, 2009

Media Hit

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Millions In Stimulus Funds Reported Sent To Imaginary Districts

  • November 19, 2009

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Electoral reform wanted, necessary

  • November 19, 2009

Media Hit

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Privatize Philly mass transit

  • November 19, 2009

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Revamp state Constitution

  • November 19, 2009

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Government officials’ pay bumps no sure thing

  • November 18, 2009

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Letters: Pa. schools have shown dramatic improvement

  • November 18, 2009

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Public Paying For Plenty Of Office Space

  • November 17, 2009

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Growing pains not graceful for unions

  • November 17, 2009

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Perzel returns to his seat in Pa. House

  • November 17, 2009

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Break Up SEPTA

  • November 17, 2009

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Sands casino spent the most to woo state lawmakers

  • November 17, 2009

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Government Watchdogs Call for Constitutional Convention in Pa.

  • November 16, 2009

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Good government groups call for constitutional convention

  • November 16, 2009

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Lawmakers have great pension plans

  • November 15, 2009

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List of Lawmaker Scandals Grows

  • November 13, 2009

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