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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.

Pennsylvania lawmakers push for open public-sector union bargaining

  • March 23, 2015

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Is Pennsylvania ready to boost higher education spending?

  • March 23, 2015

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Fun with funds: Pennsylvania’s $78B budget problem

  • March 23, 2015

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Read More: Fun with funds: Pennsylvania’s $78B budget problem

Critic of pension reform is the one who is ‘striking out’: PennLive letters

  • March 23, 2015

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Total cost of Pennsylvania’s proposed budget: $78.6 billion

  • March 20, 2015

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Read More: Total cost of Pennsylvania’s proposed budget: $78.6 billion

Letter to the Editor: Pa. pension mess needs 401(k)-style fix

  • March 20, 2015

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Read More: Letter to the Editor: Pa. pension mess needs 401(k)-style fix

Arne Duncan’s comments on Pennsylvania school funding ‘misleading’

  • March 20, 2015

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Read More: Arne Duncan’s comments on Pennsylvania school funding ‘misleading’

Pay the bill and shut up!

  • March 20, 2015

Media Hit

Read More: Pay the bill and shut up!

How area schools fare under Gov. Tom Wolf budget plan

  • March 16, 2015

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Cabot makes impression in Hazleton

  • March 16, 2015

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Read More: Cabot makes impression in Hazleton

Group: Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget could cost Pennsylvania families $1,400

  • March 16, 2015

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Read More: Group: Gov. Tom Wolf’s budget could cost Pennsylvania families $1,400

Gov. Wolf’s budget is a bad idea

  • March 16, 2015

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Read More: Gov. Wolf’s budget is a bad idea

Severance Tax Talk Already Reducing Drilling

  • March 16, 2015

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Free-market group: Wolf’s budget would cost families $1,400

  • March 11, 2015

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Read More: Free-market group: Wolf’s budget would cost families $1,400

Fiscal Office director puts Pa. budget deficit well below Wolf’s estimate

  • March 11, 2015

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Read More: Fiscal Office director puts Pa. budget deficit well below Wolf’s estimate

Wolf budget proposal called ‘tax and spend shell game’ by conservatives

  • March 11, 2015

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Read More: Wolf budget proposal called ‘tax and spend shell game’ by conservatives

School funding foes clash over Pennsylvania’s lesson plans

  • March 11, 2015

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Read More: School funding foes clash over Pennsylvania’s lesson plans

Wolf’s budget plan ‘a lot of smoke, mirrors and confusion,’ lawmaker says

  • March 11, 2015

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Read More: Wolf’s budget plan ‘a lot of smoke, mirrors and confusion,’ lawmaker says

Huskey: What a difference a party makes

  • March 9, 2015

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Read More: Huskey: What a difference a party makes

Charter school advocates cry foul over Gov. Wolf’s budget

  • March 9, 2015

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Officials react to Gov. Wolf’s budgetary proposal

  • March 9, 2015

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