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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.

Corbett takes pension fight to the public – will they listen?: The Sunday Brunch

  • July 14, 2014

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Read More: Corbett takes pension fight to the public – will they listen?: The Sunday Brunch

PA Cyber Charter School announces plans for $5.7 million expansion

  • July 14, 2014

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Read More: PA Cyber Charter School announces plans for $5.7 million expansion

Legislative gobbledygook: Say what?

  • July 9, 2014

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Read More: Legislative gobbledygook: Say what?

Pennsylvania lawmakers table teacher seniority bill, special ed funding

  • July 8, 2014

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Read More: Pennsylvania lawmakers table teacher seniority bill, special ed funding

Vague bill shrouds earmarks in secrecy, to get Pennsylvania Senate vote

  • July 8, 2014

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Read More: Vague bill shrouds earmarks in secrecy, to get Pennsylvania Senate vote

Interest groups’ lobbying tally tops $500M in Pennsylvania

  • July 7, 2014

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Read More: Interest groups’ lobbying tally tops $500M in Pennsylvania

Cigs for kids is leadership?

  • July 7, 2014

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Read More: Cigs for kids is leadership?

Medicaid expansion report tallies what state is missing

  • July 7, 2014

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Read More: Medicaid expansion report tallies what state is missing

Will Pa. get pension reform?

  • July 3, 2014

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Budget and pension reform aside, PA has plenty of other unfinished business

  • July 3, 2014

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Read More: Budget and pension reform aside, PA has plenty of other unfinished business

Supreme Court: Public unions can’t make nonmembers pay fees

  • July 1, 2014

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Read More: Supreme Court: Public unions can’t make nonmembers pay fees

Elected officials-only pension reform wins Senate passage, but that looks to be as far as it gets

  • July 1, 2014

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Read More: Elected officials-only pension reform wins Senate passage, but that looks to be as far as it gets

Supreme Court blocks public employee union from collecting dues from workers who object

  • July 1, 2014

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Read More: Supreme Court blocks public employee union from collecting dues from workers who object

Let Public Unions Collect their own Political Money

  • June 30, 2014

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Republican lawmakers push ‘paycheck protection’ in Pennsylvania

  • June 30, 2014

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Read More: Republican lawmakers push ‘paycheck protection’ in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania state senator offers paycheck protection ‘compromise’

  • June 27, 2014

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Read More: Pennsylvania state senator offers paycheck protection ‘compromise’

Pa. House passes budget; changes expected in Senate

  • June 26, 2014

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Read More: Pa. House passes budget; changes expected in Senate

Paycheck Protection in Pennsylvania Passes First Test

  • June 26, 2014

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Read More: Paycheck Protection in Pennsylvania Passes First Test

Letter writer wrong on pensions

  • June 25, 2014

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Read More: Letter writer wrong on pensions

Chris Freind: Lose the pandering and start educating

  • June 25, 2014

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Read More: Chris Freind: Lose the pandering and start educating

Bob Dick: Pa. Legislature should fix fiscal woes, not raise taxes

  • June 23, 2014

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Read More: Bob Dick: Pa. Legislature should fix fiscal woes, not raise taxes

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