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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.

Half a million Pennsylvanians to gain healthcare coverage

  • August 29, 2014

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Study gives Pennsylvania barely passing marks in economic performance and job growth

  • August 29, 2014

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Government approves compromise on Corbett’s alternative Medicaid plan

  • August 29, 2014

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FORMER INDIANA SUPERINTENDENT JOINS SCHOOL FUNDING EFFORT

  • August 28, 2014

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Misconceptions cloud Pa. school funding debate

  • August 27, 2014

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Commonwealth Foundation: Pa. voters lowball education funding

  • August 27, 2014

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Poll finds support for more money for public schools despite underestimating what is already spent

  • August 27, 2014

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The Daily Numbers for Tuesday, Aug. 26

  • August 26, 2014

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Free lunch for Highlands, New Ken schools eliminates stigma

  • August 25, 2014

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Pa., get out of booze business

  • August 25, 2014

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State workers paying less than most for health benefits

  • August 25, 2014

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Don’t Blame School Choice for Philly’s School Funding Fiasco

  • August 22, 2014

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Meet the Pennsylvanians falling through Obamacare’s cracks: Elizabeth Stelle and John R. Bouder

  • August 22, 2014

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Letters to the Editor 8/22/2014

  • August 22, 2014

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Affordable Care Act isn’t Affordable at All

  • August 22, 2014

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Imagine walking many miles in Philly schools chief’s shoes

  • August 18, 2014

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School funding canard: Money isn’t the answer

  • August 18, 2014

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Building projects lead to financial hole for Butler County schools

  • August 18, 2014

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Pennsylvania’s public school staffing at 10-year low

  • August 15, 2014

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Selective criticism

  • August 14, 2014

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PLCB: Raising markup on liquor a “last resort”

  • August 14, 2014

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