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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.

Make “free enterprise” the seller

  • February 6, 2013

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The fallacy of SCHIP: It’s not ‘insurance’

  • February 5, 2013

Media Hit

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Cyber proposal undermines cherished school option

  • February 4, 2013

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Priya Abraham | GOP proposal harms cyber schools, limits choices

  • February 4, 2013

Media Hit

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Corbett Wants to Sell Off State Booze Monopoly For Convenience, Schools

  • February 1, 2013

Media Hit

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Brimmeier’a baggage

  • January 31, 2013

Media Hit

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Corbett lays out plan for liquor privatization

  • January 31, 2013

Media Hit

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Editorial: Despite advances, the gender wage gap is still wide

  • January 31, 2013

Media Hit

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John Baer: State-worker pension reform: No will, no way

  • January 30, 2013

Media Hit

Read More: John Baer: State-worker pension reform: No will, no way

Corbett to unveil plan to sell state liquor stores — or thereabouts

  • January 30, 2013

Media Hit

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Editorial: Despite advances, the gender wage gap is still wide

  • January 30, 2013

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$41B Pa. pension shortfall looms over school, state budgets

  • January 28, 2013

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Gov. Corbett to push privatization of liquor sales

  • January 28, 2013

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Gov. Corbett to push privatization of liquor sales

  • January 28, 2013

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$41B Pa. pension shortfall looms over school, state budgets

  • January 28, 2013

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Retiring liquor board CEO Conti rehired as temporary worker with governor’s blessing

  • January 28, 2013

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Op-ed: Dauphin families facing a pension bomb

  • January 27, 2013

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Brace yourself, Pennsylvania families

  • January 27, 2013

Media Hit

Read More: Brace yourself, Pennsylvania families

Pension bomb ticking down in state

  • January 25, 2013

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Read More: Pension bomb ticking down in state

Pension bomb to hit Pennsylvania families

  • January 24, 2013

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Our View: Gas-tax hike is bad timing

  • January 22, 2013

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