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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
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.

Unions unlikely targets in Pennsylvania

  • February 19, 2011

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Local Senators back school voucher bill

  • February 17, 2011

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State lawmakers ponder the idea of making liquor stores private

  • February 15, 2011

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Pa. senators hear liquor privatization arguments

  • February 15, 2011

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Senate hearing held on selling state liquor stores

  • February 15, 2011

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Hearing held on the privatization of state run liquor stores

  • February 15, 2011

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Senate panel serves up first round in state-stores debate

  • February 15, 2011

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Value of state control of liquor sales sharply debated

  • February 15, 2011

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School choice equals better academic performance

  • February 15, 2011

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Hearing held on the privatization of state run liquor stores

  • February 15, 2011

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Panel to explore liquor sale issue

  • February 14, 2011

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Bankruptcy law for states could carry risk, bring opportunity

  • February 14, 2011

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Read More: Bankruptcy law for states could carry risk, bring opportunity

Senate committee to weigh selling state liquor stores

  • February 14, 2011

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Column omitted proposed solutions

  • February 11, 2011

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Long-term care insurance provides answer for seniors

  • February 11, 2011

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Time is right for state prison reform

  • February 11, 2011

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Education choice means a new chance

  • February 10, 2011

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Read More: Education choice means a new chance

It’s Time For School Choice In Pennsylvania

  • February 9, 2011

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Read More: It’s Time For School Choice In Pennsylvania

Corbett sharpening his budget knife?

  • February 7, 2011

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Get off the bench and rise to the Opportunity

  • February 4, 2011

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Prisons are busting Pennsylvania’s budget

  • February 2, 2011

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