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

Education

School Choice Saves Families Struggling with Affordability

  • Rachel Langan
  • August 13, 2026
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Let’s try this again: Want to shrink government? Get Alabama out of the retail liquor business

  • May 14, 2015

Media Hit

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PA Senate advances historic pension legislation projected to save billions

  • May 13, 2015

Media Hit

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Legislation would save parents from child-care benefits ‘cliff’

  • May 12, 2015

Media Hit

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Sunday Pops

  • May 10, 2015

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One New Jersey Food Industry Union Boss Was Paid $600,000 in 2014

  • May 10, 2015

Media Hit

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Shenandoah Valley teachers to strike Tuesday

  • May 10, 2015

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Retirement savings less of a concern for 995 government retirees

  • May 7, 2015

Media Hit

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Nurses: Regulations hamper health-care efficiency in Pennsylvania

  • May 6, 2015

Media Hit

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30,000 Jobs That Won’t Pay

  • May 6, 2015

Media Hit

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Budget proposals: How is business impacted?

  • May 6, 2015

Media Hit

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Public retirees getting six-figure pensions: Can this continue?

  • May 6, 2015

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In Pa., go for spending cuts, not tax increases

  • May 5, 2015

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Lt. Gov. Stack running Pittsburgh Marathon for a cause: Film tax credits

  • May 4, 2015

Media Hit

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PA Court Rules Against Wolf Over Union Favoritism

  • April 27, 2015

Media Hit

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Could Minimum Wage Increase Save Taxpayers Billions On Welfare?

  • April 27, 2015

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Letter to the editor: Gas tax won’t help schools

  • April 22, 2015

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Commonwealth Foundation: Anti-competitive prevailing wage mandates cost $1 billion annually

  • April 22, 2015

Media Hit

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Gov. Wolf ends asset test for food stamps

  • April 22, 2015

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Pa. lawmaker predicts Senate will pass bills to open union negotiations

  • April 22, 2015

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Gov. Wolf’s budget delivers more in sales tax hikes than in property tax relief

  • April 21, 2015

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Could minimum wage increase save taxpayers billions on welfare?

  • April 21, 2015

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