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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
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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.

Cash Gift Scandal Puts Reform Issues Back on Table

  • April 14, 2014

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How To Measure Inequality

  • April 14, 2014

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Spendthrift rescue

  • April 14, 2014

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My Obamacare policy is failing me: Priya Abraham

  • April 14, 2014

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Violent Philly high school source of worry

  • April 11, 2014

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Pa. legislature spurred by public sentiment on labor loopholes, gift ban

  • April 11, 2014

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Super PACs Supersize Union Political Spending

  • April 8, 2014

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Pennsylvania tax burden ranks 10th nationally

  • April 6, 2014

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Read More: Pennsylvania tax burden ranks 10th nationally

PA: Are Teachers’ Union Dues Used for Politics?

  • April 4, 2014

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OP-ED: What you should know about public pension crisis

  • April 4, 2014

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$23 million in Pennsylvania K-12 Scholarships Going to Waste

  • April 1, 2014

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Pennsylvania’s charter school funding debate no closer to resolution

  • March 31, 2014

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The PLCB is failing taxpayers and entrepreneurs

  • March 31, 2014

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Playing the Education Lottery

  • March 27, 2014

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Column: Gaining some perspective on public pensions

  • March 27, 2014

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Protecting Paychecks

  • March 26, 2014

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PA: A Tall Order for a Shot of Freedom, With a Chaser of Bipartisan Agreement

  • March 26, 2014

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Union dues and political money

  • March 25, 2014

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Wine, Dine and Bribe — the latest PLCB revelation

  • March 24, 2014

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Tax issue sparks political debate

  • March 24, 2014

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Ethics Board: Pennsylvania Liquor Officials Violated Ethics Act

  • March 20, 2014

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