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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.

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

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.

Local real estate taxes could rise to make up for underfunded state pension plans

  • October 8, 2009

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A Budget Thought

  • October 8, 2009

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Re-examining public welfare spending

  • October 7, 2009

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It’s Time To Re-examine Public Welfare Spending

  • October 6, 2009

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Anger at impasse brings budget ideas

  • October 6, 2009

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Another state budget proposal collapses

  • October 2, 2009

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State Budget Would Use Medical Liability Funds

  • September 30, 2009

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Pennsylvania’s Medicaid, CHIP costs predicted to soar

  • September 30, 2009

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Impasse warrants discussion

  • September 28, 2009

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Pay later attitude adopted on pensions

  • September 27, 2009

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Torts, taxes hinder Pennsylvania’s prosperity

  • September 27, 2009

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State budget deal has plenty of broad taxes

  • September 25, 2009

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Read More: State budget deal has plenty of broad taxes

ACORN: No state cutoff

  • September 25, 2009

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State’s steep pension liability will be felt by Pennsylvania’s next generation

  • September 25, 2009

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Gov. Rendell’s mixed energy agenda

  • September 24, 2009

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Send in the sheep, put the lawmakers out to pasture

  • September 23, 2009

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ACORN: State still funding organization

  • September 22, 2009

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Senate GOP can still protect taxpayers

  • September 22, 2009

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Region’s residents upset over proposed tax increases, new taxes

  • September 21, 2009

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Philly Pension ‘Reform’: A Vote To Raise Taxes Now And In The Future

  • September 20, 2009

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Whoops, We Were Wrong About Obama

  • September 13, 2009

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