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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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Wolf’s tax plan worries Pike EDA

  • March 2, 2015

Media Hit

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The PennFuture Insurgency; The Empire at Work

  • March 2, 2015

Media Hit

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

  • February 27, 2015

Media Hit

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

  • February 27, 2015

Media Hit

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Pennsylvania House pushes liquor system privatization bill through

  • February 27, 2015

Media Hit

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Funding school choice requires reading the fine print

  • February 26, 2015

Media Hit

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

  • February 25, 2015

Media Hit

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Editorial wrong on gas tax (letter)

  • February 25, 2015

Media Hit

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‘Tipping point’ near for Pa. government, conservative expert predicts at Freedom Forum

  • February 25, 2015

Media Hit

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Pennsylvania ponders extras for film industry in shadow of $2.3 billion deficit

  • February 25, 2015

Media Hit

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Spending billions to upgrade Amtrak’s Pittsburgh-to-Harrisburg run doesn’t pass the sniff test

  • February 23, 2015

Media Hit

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East at a glance: Forum in Murrysville will tackle Pennsylvania’s future

  • February 23, 2015

Media Hit

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Pennsylvania Still Doesn’t Need an Extraction Tax

  • February 23, 2015

Media Hit

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Fate of 39 new charters decided today

  • February 23, 2015

Media Hit

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If you thought Obamacare was complex, you’re gonna love liquor privatization: Tony May

  • February 17, 2015

Media Hit

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Study: Income equality gap growing

  • February 17, 2015

Media Hit

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Should Teacher Salaries be Public Information?

  • February 17, 2015

Media Hit

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Proposed bill could make alcohol cheaper in PA

  • February 17, 2015

Media Hit

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Teachers union dues fund a political powerhouse

  • February 13, 2015

Media Hit

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Severance tax plan prompts swift response from all corners of the state

  • February 12, 2015

Media Hit

Read More: Severance tax plan prompts swift response from all corners of the state

Pa. Gov. Wolf proposes drilling tax plus fee on gas to fund schools

  • February 12, 2015

Media Hit

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