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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.

30,000 Jobs That Won’t Pay

  • May 6, 2015

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Budget proposals: How is business impacted?

  • May 6, 2015

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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

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PA Court Rules Against Wolf Over Union Favoritism

  • April 27, 2015

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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

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

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

Could minimum wage increase save taxpayers billions on welfare?

  • April 21, 2015

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Pennsylvania Lawmaker Proposes ‘Taxpayer Protection’ Bill

  • April 21, 2015

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Home health care workers encouraged to unionize in PA as Gov. Wolf denies involvement

  • April 20, 2015

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Solar subsidies debate heats up in Pennsylvania

  • April 17, 2015

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Wolf camp disputes assertion of home-care ‘union ballot’

  • April 15, 2015

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Wolf criticizes UPMC wages; health giant suggests union motivations

  • April 14, 2015

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Read More: Wolf criticizes UPMC wages; health giant suggests union motivations

Secret ballot to unionize PA home health care workers emerges

  • April 14, 2015

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Read More: Secret ballot to unionize PA home health care workers emerges

Wolf order on home care workers illegal, conservative think tank says

  • April 14, 2015

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Gov. Wolf thinks pension funds paying too much in fees

  • April 12, 2015

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