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medicaid enrollment

Welfare

Medicaid Fraud Demands Prevention, not Just Prosecution

  • Nathan Benefield
  • August 18, 2026

Originally published by PennLive. What would you do if someone told you they worked 36 hours per day? If you were the Pennsylvania Department of…

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Private property rights

Government Accountability

Pennsylvanians’ Constitutional Rights Don’t End at the Edge of Their Yards

  • Megan Martin
  • August 17, 2026
Read More: Pennsylvanians’ Constitutional Rights Don’t End at the Edge of Their Yards

Education

Tax Credit Programs Extend School Choice and Enable Kids to Attend Better Schools

  • Megan Martin
  • August 15, 2026
Read More: Tax Credit Programs Extend School Choice and Enable Kids to Attend Better Schools

Education

School Choice Saves Families Struggling with Affordability

  • Rachel Langan
  • August 13, 2026
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Schools of Hard Knocks: Districts find ways to exceed tax caps set by Act 1 index

  • May 24, 2011

Media Hit

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Antitax campaigner holds a lot of sway in Harrisburg

  • May 24, 2011

Media Hit

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Pennsylvania Senate unanimously passes bill to step up accountability on state vehicle usage

  • May 23, 2011

Media Hit

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Teacher furloughs should be based on performance, not just seniority

  • May 23, 2011

Media Hit

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School boards need help to do their job

  • May 21, 2011

Media Hit

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A penny saved or a penny burned

  • May 20, 2011

Media Hit

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Pennsylvania and the midstate are getting older, Census Bureau says

  • May 19, 2011

Media Hit

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Montgomery County Democrats bash Corbett budget, agenda

  • May 19, 2011

Media Hit

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Natural gas portfolio needs consideration

  • May 17, 2011

Media Hit

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‘We Can Grow Our Way Out of Hard Days’

  • May 17, 2011

Media Hit

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Corbett reviewing local grants for biz parks in Antrim, Southampton

  • May 17, 2011

Media Hit

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

  • May 17, 2011

Media Hit

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We can grow our way out of hard days

  • May 17, 2011

Media Hit

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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

Media Hit

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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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