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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.

Wolf on increased school spending: ‘This is what the people want’

  • March 9, 2015

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Pennsylvania Governor Proposes Major Tax Overhaul

  • March 9, 2015

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The Wolf agenda: Coddling unions

  • March 6, 2015

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Property tax relief not permanent

  • March 6, 2015

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Charter school advocates howling mad over Wolf’s budget

  • March 6, 2015

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Drilling group says Wolf overestimates expected tax revenue

  • March 6, 2015

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FACT CHECK: TOM WOLF’S BUDGET – TOM WOLF AND THE PENSION CRISIS

  • March 6, 2015

Media Hit

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Republicans: Wolf’s budget taxes, spends more

  • March 4, 2015

Media Hit

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Middle-class families brace for historical tax increases

  • March 4, 2015

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Opinion: Wolf’s gas tax won’t help students, but will kill their job opportunities

  • March 3, 2015

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Read More: Opinion: Wolf’s gas tax won’t help students, but will kill their job opportunities

PA Ponders Extras For Film Industry

  • March 2, 2015

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Rein in Pa. spending

  • March 2, 2015

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Why water down Pennsylvania’s ‘paycheck protection’ bill?

  • March 2, 2015

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Wolf’s tax plan worries Pike EDA

  • March 2, 2015

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The PennFuture Insurgency; The Empire at Work

  • March 2, 2015

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Tomb Letter: Leave gas industry alone; don’t overtax it

  • February 27, 2015

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Pa. FactFinder: Gov. Tom Wolf says Pennsylvania ranks 45th for public education funding. Is that number right?

  • February 27, 2015

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Read More: Pa. FactFinder: Gov. Tom Wolf says Pennsylvania ranks 45th for public education funding. Is that number right?

Pennsylvania House pushes liquor system privatization bill through

  • February 27, 2015

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Read More: Pennsylvania House pushes liquor system privatization bill through

Funding school choice requires reading the fine print

  • February 26, 2015

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Read More: Funding school choice requires reading the fine print

Pennsylvania’s business climate: the good, the bad, the strange

  • February 25, 2015

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Editorial wrong on gas tax (letter)

  • February 25, 2015

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