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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
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Education

School Choice Saves Families Struggling with Affordability

  • Rachel Langan
  • August 13, 2026
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Claiming principle, Pa. lawmakers clash over $100 expense

  • June 6, 2014

Media Hit

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CONSERVATIVE ACTIVISTS TO PA LEGISLATURE: STOP USING PUBLIC FUNDS ON UNION POLITICAL AGENDAS

  • June 5, 2014

Media Hit

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Full-court press for ‘paycheck protection’ hits Pennsylvania

  • June 4, 2014

Media Hit

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Early-pay plan could help school districts

  • June 4, 2014

Media Hit

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UFCW says liquor privatization may kill kids

  • June 3, 2014

Media Hit

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Union Quietly Admits to Using Dues for Politics

  • June 3, 2014

Media Hit

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Time For Pennsylvania To Get Out Of The Booze Business

  • June 2, 2014

Media Hit

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Use reserves to help mend pension mess

  • June 2, 2014

Media Hit

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Op-Ed: Pension reform benefits teachers, taxpayers

  • June 2, 2014

Media Hit

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Pennsylvania is Number One…In Corporate Welfare

  • May 30, 2014

Media Hit

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR – 5/30/2014

  • May 30, 2014

Media Hit

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‘Stacked hybrid’ pension plan pitched for long-term savings in Pa.

  • May 30, 2014

Media Hit

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Pension reform benefits teachers, taxpayers

  • May 30, 2014

Media Hit

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The Road Not Taken: A Summary of Attempts to Ban Gifts from 2006-2014

  • May 30, 2014

Media Hit

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Hybrid pension reform plan for future school and state employees draws mixed reviews

  • May 29, 2014

Media Hit

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Pennsylvania Food and Commercial Workers Union Has Misreported Lobbying Since 2011

  • May 29, 2014

Media Hit

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N.J. pension fund troubles echo in Pa.

  • May 29, 2014

Media Hit

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Commission Signs Off on Actuarial Analysis of “Rescue Effort” Pension Reform Plan, Skepticism Abounds

  • May 29, 2014

Media Hit

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Report: Pa. needs a 401(k)-style plan for employees

  • May 28, 2014

Media Hit

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‘Incumbent protection’

  • May 22, 2014

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The Detroit Bailout and Meaningful Pension Reform

  • May 22, 2014

Media Hit

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