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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.

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State Budget

Pennsylvania Avoided Tax Hikes—But Only for Now

  • Andrew Lewis
  • July 21, 2026
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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.

Politics, Fiscal Issues Frame Pa. School-Aid Debate

  • January 5, 2015

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Letter: New natural gas tax is unfair to industry

  • January 5, 2015

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No, agriculture isn’t PA’s top industry

  • January 5, 2015

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Boozy Numbers

  • January 5, 2015

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OP-ED: Pennsylvanians deserve true fairness

  • January 5, 2015

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Minimum brains

  • January 5, 2015

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Film insiders worry about Western Pennsylvania losing role in industry

  • January 5, 2015

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Tom Wolf’s multi-million dollar conflict of interest (letter)

  • January 5, 2015

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Wolf’s conflict of interest

  • January 5, 2015

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OP-ED: Tom Wolf’s multi-million dollar conflict of interest

  • January 2, 2015

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Extending Wolf’s ethical standard

  • December 23, 2014

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Wolf’s Ethics Cause

  • December 23, 2014

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Letter: New natural gas tax is unfair to industry

  • December 23, 2014

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Wolf should champion paycheck protection

  • December 22, 2014

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Spending problem

  • December 17, 2014

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After the Pa Society party, the pension hangover still awaits: Analysis

  • December 15, 2014

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Wolf’s moves: Substance or fluff?

  • December 15, 2014

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Our View: A pleasant surprise for job creation

  • December 15, 2014

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Picking winners & losers: Stop the idiocy

  • December 15, 2014

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Pa. businesses that get government grants should be held accountable

  • December 15, 2014

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Unions will see if bets on Wolf pay off

  • December 12, 2014

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