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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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Chainsaws, Shining twins and income taxes

  • October 27, 2014

Media Hit

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The PFT Fails Philly’s Students and Teachers

  • October 27, 2014

Media Hit

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PA-Gov Round-Up: Last in Jobs and Tripled Taxes?

  • October 24, 2014

Media Hit

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Wolf says he’ll end food-stamp asset test if elected governor

  • October 24, 2014

Media Hit

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Ad Watch: New campaign ad talks taxes

  • October 24, 2014

Media Hit

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More Heat On The Gubernatorial Campaign Trail As Corbett Visits Pittsburgh

  • October 23, 2014

Media Hit

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The Tom Wolf income tax plan: What we know, and what we don’t

  • October 22, 2014

Media Hit

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Lt. Gov. Jim Cawley stops in York County, criticizes Democrat Tom Wolf over income tax plan

  • October 21, 2014

Media Hit

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Election 2014 in Pennsylvania: what are the real adult issues?

  • October 21, 2014

Media Hit

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Guest Column: Reform pension system before it’s too late

  • October 21, 2014

Media Hit

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Philadelphia becomes battleground for teachers unions

  • October 20, 2014

Media Hit

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Governor’s Race: What would Tom Corbett and Tom Wolf do to create jobs?

  • October 20, 2014

Media Hit

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Tax hikes would hurt York families (letter)

  • October 20, 2014

Media Hit

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Anti-Wolf ads are insulting and condescending: PennLive letters

  • October 20, 2014

Media Hit

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Throngs of teachers gather at Phila. schools HQ to protest their contract cancellation

  • October 17, 2014

Media Hit

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Philly SRC listens to anger for hours, after thousands protest contract cancellation

  • October 17, 2014

Media Hit

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PFTFails.com is a campaign, not ‘astroturf counterprotest’, says think tank

  • October 17, 2014

Media Hit

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3,000 at rally protest teachers’ contract cancellation

  • October 17, 2014

Media Hit

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Thousands join street protest before raucous SRC meeting

  • October 17, 2014

Media Hit

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Schools to get $15M from teachers union benefit changes

  • October 16, 2014

Media Hit

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Parents’ groups protest SRC at district offices

  • October 16, 2014

Media Hit

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