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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.

Guest Column: More spending will not cure the ills of our schools

  • November 24, 2014

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Do I hear a second? A contrarian nominates new directors for Keystone Progress

  • November 24, 2014

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Medicaid Expansion Damages Corbett Reelection Bid

  • November 24, 2014

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PennLive, don’t blame only Republicans for Pa.’s spending mess: PennLive letters

  • November 20, 2014

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Top donors to hash out union contracts with Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Wolf

  • November 20, 2014

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A smarter system for funding students

  • November 19, 2014

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Taxing Policies

  • November 19, 2014

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Numbers game lets school plead poverty

  • November 19, 2014

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Teacher files labor relations complaint against union over political mailing

  • November 18, 2014

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Ill-fed and Well-groomed: Lawsuit Aims to Fix Pennsylvania’s School Funding System

  • November 17, 2014

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Pennsylvania House, Senate per diem problem

  • November 17, 2014

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Smarter way to fund schools

  • November 17, 2014

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Will coming EPA regs lead to the funeral for Pa.’s coal-waste clean-up efforts?

  • November 17, 2014

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GOP eyes window for action before Wolf takes over

  • November 17, 2014

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Will coming EPA regs lead to the funeral for Pa.’s coal-waste clean-up efforts?

  • November 17, 2014

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York Sen. Scott Wagner on the return of Paycheck Protection, ‘This is about the PSEA’: John L. Micek

  • November 14, 2014

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State Senate GOP ousts Pileggi as majority leader, taps Corman

  • November 13, 2014

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OP-ED: Even green jobs threatened by EPA regs

  • November 12, 2014

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  • November 11, 2014

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Healthcare problems require personal solutions

  • November 10, 2014

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Is second worst good enough for York students?

  • November 4, 2014

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