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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.

Senate players hold Corbett’s liquor plan in their hands

  • March 24, 2013

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Medicaid expansion issues to consider

  • March 22, 2013

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New Pennsylvania Liquor Bill Goes to Full House

  • March 22, 2013

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LETTER: Liquor vote could be last call for employees

  • March 22, 2013

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Expanding Medicaid: Eat now, starve later

  • March 20, 2013

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Letters: Expanded Medicaid won’t improve cancer care

  • March 20, 2013

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Turnpike scandal may revive reform efforts

  • March 18, 2013

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Read More: Turnpike scandal may revive reform efforts

Underfunded public pensions: A ticking time bomb

  • March 17, 2013

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Will pay-to-play allegations prompt Pennsylvania Turnpike reform?

  • March 17, 2013

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Grand jury report suggests more may be charged in Turnpike Commission’s ‘pay to play’ scheme

  • March 15, 2013

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Read More: Grand jury report suggests more may be charged in Turnpike Commission’s ‘pay to play’ scheme

Lottery losers

  • March 12, 2013

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The $100,000 Club: 4,831 state employees made six figures in 2012

  • March 11, 2013

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Read More: The $100,000 Club: 4,831 state employees made six figures in 2012

Why liquor privatization still faces a long road

  • March 8, 2013

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Read More: Why liquor privatization still faces a long road

Corbett’s liquor privatization bill moves closer to vote

  • March 7, 2013

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LETTER: Corbett must stand by rejection of Medicaid expansion to avoid chaos

  • March 6, 2013

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Read More: LETTER: Corbett must stand by rejection of Medicaid expansion to avoid chaos

Thin the Harrisburg herd: Slash the size, pay and perks of the Pennsylvania General Assembly

  • March 6, 2013

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Read More: Thin the Harrisburg herd: Slash the size, pay and perks of the Pennsylvania General Assembly

Turzai: House could get liquor privatization bill soon

  • March 6, 2013

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Read More: Turzai: House could get liquor privatization bill soon

Shrinking Legislature could save Pa. $8M

  • March 4, 2013

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Read More: Shrinking Legislature could save Pa. $8M

Op-ed: Message in a bottle. How the Liquor Control Board is making its own case for privatization

  • March 1, 2013

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Liquor polls vs. facts

  • February 25, 2013

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Passengers rail against Amtrak cuts

  • February 25, 2013

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