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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.

Natural gas portfolio needs consideration

  • May 17, 2011

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‘We Can Grow Our Way Out of Hard Days’

  • May 17, 2011

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Corbett reviewing local grants for biz parks in Antrim, Southampton

  • May 17, 2011

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Fiscal conservatives give Gov. Tom Corbett’s Liberty Loan Fund idea a failing grade

  • May 17, 2011

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We can grow our way out of hard days

  • May 17, 2011

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In support of Pa. school voucher proposal

  • May 13, 2011

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Saccone defends state GOP budget proposal

  • May 13, 2011

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LCB’s New Tune

  • May 13, 2011

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A penny saved or a penny burned?

  • May 12, 2011

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Fiscal conservatives give Gov. Tom Corbett’s Liberty Loan Fund idea a failing grade

  • May 11, 2011

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Pennsylvania budget ideas: Matthew Brouillette

  • May 10, 2011

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Analysis: The push toward privatizing

  • May 8, 2011

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Facts too stubborn for gas-tax fiction

  • May 8, 2011

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Directors fear business-run public schools

  • May 8, 2011

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Letters: Drilling companies pay quite their fair share

  • May 2, 2011

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Privatizing Liquor

  • May 2, 2011

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State senator proposes ‘impact fee’ on gas drillers

  • May 1, 2011

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Think tanks battle on Marcellus Shale tax policy

  • May 1, 2011

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Corbett education plan takes proper approach

  • May 1, 2011

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Report on gas industry’s taxes flawed

  • April 28, 2011

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Pennsylvania undercut pensions, study finds

  • April 27, 2011

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