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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
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Education

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

  • Megan Martin
  • August 15, 2026
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Education

School Choice Saves Families Struggling with Affordability

  • Rachel Langan
  • August 13, 2026
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Why are public school teachers facing such a backlash?

  • March 27, 2011

Media Hit

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Obamacare a year later: It will prove costly

  • March 27, 2011

Media Hit

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Has the umbrella of state government become too big?

  • March 24, 2011

Media Hit

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Retaining the film tax credit? Two thumbs down for taxpayers

  • March 24, 2011

Media Hit

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PSU can set a national example

  • March 24, 2011

Media Hit

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Students crushed by heavy debt load

  • March 20, 2011

Media Hit

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Taking it out on teachers

  • March 20, 2011

Media Hit

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Debating pros and cons of teacher unions

  • March 20, 2011

Media Hit

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Corbett slashes $1 billion in budget proposal, local and state leaders react

  • March 18, 2011

Media Hit

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Senate panel to review boards’ relevance

  • March 17, 2011

Media Hit

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Corbett, unions say they’re willing to compromise

  • March 17, 2011

Media Hit

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LCB illogic

  • March 17, 2011

Media Hit

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Gov. Corbett’s choice for new Turnpike head questioned

  • March 17, 2011

Media Hit

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Tea party at odds on school choice legislation

  • March 16, 2011

Media Hit

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School vouchers the topic of Lehigh Valley Tea Party town hall meeting

  • March 16, 2011

Media Hit

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State panel focuses on downsizing

  • March 16, 2011

Media Hit

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Corbett wants to grade schools, pay teachers on merit basis

  • March 15, 2011

Media Hit

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More schools likely to fall short of state achievement standards

  • March 14, 2011

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Beyond Charter Schools

  • March 14, 2011

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Corbett: No plan to strip unions of bargaining rights

  • March 13, 2011

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Proposed Cuts to PSU Debated

  • March 9, 2011

Media Hit

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