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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.

Don’t buy Wolf’s budget propaganda (letter)

  • July 22, 2015

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PA Democrat Gov. Wolf’s Largest Tax Increase In History Rejected By Both Parties In The House 193-0

  • July 20, 2015

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Read More: PA Democrat Gov. Wolf’s Largest Tax Increase In History Rejected By Both Parties In The House 193-0

Budget Debate Highlights Pennsylvania’s Need for Fundamental Tax and Pension Reform

  • July 20, 2015

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Read More: Budget Debate Highlights Pennsylvania’s Need for Fundamental Tax and Pension Reform

School funding: Reform pensions

  • July 19, 2015

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Some PA school districts missing out on $1 billion in state aid

  • July 16, 2015

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Read More: Some PA school districts missing out on $1 billion in state aid

Booze Monopoly, Billions In Tax Hikes At Stake In PA Budget Standoff

  • July 16, 2015

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Read More: Booze Monopoly, Billions In Tax Hikes At Stake In PA Budget Standoff

Uber lowers fares in Pittsburgh

  • July 8, 2015

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Read More: Uber lowers fares in Pittsburgh

Pennsylvania Should Address School Funding Inequities with Urgency

  • July 8, 2015

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Read More: Pennsylvania Should Address School Funding Inequities with Urgency

Plan to modernize Pennsylvania liquor stores could include higher prices

  • July 8, 2015

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Read More: Plan to modernize Pennsylvania liquor stores could include higher prices

Pennsylvania Legislature’s 2005 pay raise remembered

  • July 7, 2015

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Lawmakers, stakeholders, react to Wolf’s liquor legislation veto

  • July 6, 2015

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Fix ‘benefits cliff’

  • June 17, 2015

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Four Facets of Gov. Wolf’s Tax Plan

  • June 16, 2015

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‘Benefits cliff’ traps families in poverty

  • June 16, 2015

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Raising minimum wage bad for workers as well as employers | Letter

  • June 12, 2015

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Read More: Raising minimum wage bad for workers as well as employers | Letter

Gas tax critics champion, not oppose, progress

  • June 10, 2015

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Read More: Gas tax critics champion, not oppose, progress

PA overtime costs hit two-decade record last year

  • June 9, 2015

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Read More: PA overtime costs hit two-decade record last year

Union stalls liquor privatization

  • June 9, 2015

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Read More: Union stalls liquor privatization

Philly school district’s fuzzy math clouds legit budget deficit

  • June 8, 2015

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Read More: Philly school district’s fuzzy math clouds legit budget deficit

Let the Sun Shine There, Not Here

  • June 3, 2015

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Another levy could undermine a profitable industry for Pa.

  • June 3, 2015

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