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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.

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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.

Family Caught Up in Red Tape

  • April 9, 2012

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Pennsylvania exploring lottery privatization

  • April 3, 2012

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Conservatives working to repeal prevailing wage law

  • April 1, 2012

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Education funding article ignores important facts

  • March 30, 2012

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Central Pennsylvania residents weigh in on Affordable Care Act: Is it a blessing or curse?

  • March 28, 2012

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PA, Corbett continue fight against food stamp fraud

  • March 27, 2012

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Mandates on Pennsylvania schools must go

  • March 24, 2012

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Proposed Pa. transportation tax comes up empty

  • March 23, 2012

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Food stamp program under fire

  • March 23, 2012

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PA, Corbett continue fight against food stamp fraud

  • March 23, 2012

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Second Anniversary of the Affordable Care Act

  • March 23, 2012

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Pa. must give school boards more autonomy to manage funds

  • March 20, 2012

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General Assistance on Chopping Block

  • March 19, 2012

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Pension Problems Pack The House Sunday in TT

  • March 19, 2012

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Better ways to fund road fixes

  • March 18, 2012

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State pensions: The storm is approaching fast

  • March 18, 2012

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Who’s serving whom? A case for unions’ reform

  • March 18, 2012

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Budget numbers often depend on whose numbers they are

  • March 11, 2012

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The Price of Battle

  • March 11, 2012

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Sounding spending alarm

  • March 7, 2012

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State expands banned crimes for school district employees

  • March 5, 2012

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