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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.

More freedom would enable better education

  • September 18, 2014

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Gas extraction tax topic of next Citizens Caucus debate

  • September 16, 2014

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Speaker: Pension reform will improve state schools

  • September 16, 2014

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Did Gov. Corbett really cut $1 billion from ed.? Let’s sort it out

  • September 15, 2014

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Read More: Did Gov. Corbett really cut $1 billion from ed.? Let’s sort it out

York-Hanover takes second on Time Magazine list of cities with the lowest levels of income inequality

  • September 14, 2014

Media Hit

Read More: York-Hanover takes second on Time Magazine list of cities with the lowest levels of income inequality

Teacher union obstruction, not school funding, is the problem: PennLive letters

  • September 11, 2014

Media Hit

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(Governor’s) Race to the Bottom

  • September 11, 2014

Media Hit

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Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds Favor More Spending on Preschool

  • September 9, 2014

Media Hit

Read More: Poll: Nearly Two-Thirds Favor More Spending on Preschool

Can do better

  • September 9, 2014

Media Hit

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Today’s Editorial: Lawmakers should rescue students, parents

  • September 8, 2014

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Urban Institute: PA state pension plans get poor rating

  • September 6, 2014

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Campaigns maneuver to shape — or reshape — school funding story

  • September 5, 2014

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Writer got it wrong on Medicaid expansion: PennLive letters

  • September 5, 2014

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Read More: Writer got it wrong on Medicaid expansion: PennLive letters

LCB posts record sales of more than $2.2 billion

  • September 4, 2014

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Read More: LCB posts record sales of more than $2.2 billion

Following the school paper trail

  • September 3, 2014

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To fix districts’ finances, address pensions, choice

  • September 3, 2014

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Clear gains from wide school investments

  • September 3, 2014

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Anatomy of a GOP Disaster: Losing Pennsylvania

  • September 3, 2014

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Corbett, school spending: Did he really cut $1 billion from education? (Pa. Fact Finder)

  • August 29, 2014

Media Hit

Read More: Corbett, school spending: Did he really cut $1 billion from education? (Pa. Fact Finder)

Pa. GOP Wants To Decriminalize Out-Of-State Liquor Sales

  • August 29, 2014

Media Hit

Read More: Pa. GOP Wants To Decriminalize Out-Of-State Liquor Sales

Governor Corbett announces “Healthy PA” to provide health insurance to poorer residents

  • August 29, 2014

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