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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
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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.

Commission proposed to investigate government corruption

  • April 6, 2011

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School choice topic of forum

  • April 6, 2011

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Parents question school vouchers’ relation to failing public schools

  • April 6, 2011

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A higher education in greed

  • April 4, 2011

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Taxes & Economy

Let voters decide all tax hike proposals

  • April 4, 2011

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School budget threats won’t impede California trip

  • April 3, 2011

Media Hit

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Don’t give in to old college cry

  • March 31, 2011

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Do school districts have to raise property taxes?

  • March 31, 2011

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A false choice

  • March 30, 2011

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Status quo in the ivory tower

  • March 30, 2011

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Central Dauphin School Board’s president says he wasn’t shocked by education cuts

  • March 30, 2011

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The bubble bursts at Penn State

  • March 28, 2011

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Bill would provide approval options for state charter schools

  • March 28, 2011

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Why are public school teachers facing such a backlash?

  • March 27, 2011

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Obamacare a year later: It will prove costly

  • March 27, 2011

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Has the umbrella of state government become too big?

  • March 24, 2011

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Retaining the film tax credit? Two thumbs down for taxpayers

  • March 24, 2011

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PSU can set a national example

  • March 24, 2011

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Students crushed by heavy debt load

  • March 20, 2011

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Taking it out on teachers

  • March 20, 2011

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Debating pros and cons of teacher unions

  • March 20, 2011

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