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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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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

Media Hit

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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

Media Hit

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Secret ballot to unionize PA home health care workers emerges

  • April 14, 2015

Media Hit

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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

Media Hit

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Tax calculator: How Gov. Wolf’s budget would affect you in Allegheny County

  • April 12, 2015

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UPMC claims union ties bias Wolf against health giant

  • April 11, 2015

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Will the Wagner plan to privatize liquor be the catalyst that finally gets this done?

  • April 10, 2015

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Proposal to privatize Alabama liquor sales to be heard in Senate committee

  • April 8, 2015

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Despite setback, paycheck protection still alive in state Senate

  • April 7, 2015

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Fossil fuels contain hidden costs

  • April 7, 2015

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Secrecy surrounding union contracts’ costs sparks legislation from GOP

  • April 7, 2015

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Wolf negotiates new deal with unions that contributed to his campaign

  • April 7, 2015

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Senate GOP liquor privatization bill boosts prospects, supporters say

  • April 7, 2015

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Gov. Wolf’s Medicaid expansion approved by health providers, eyed skeptically by budget hawks

  • April 3, 2015

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PA Lawmakers Locked Out As Governor Negotiates Deals With Public Unions

  • April 3, 2015

Media Hit

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Editorial: We need a Wolf cam

  • April 3, 2015

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Research & Commentary: Pennsylvania Tax Reform Proposal

  • April 3, 2015

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