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Pennsylvania Universal Health Care Act
Record Tax Hikes to Empower Bureaucrats Over Patients Summary Pennsylvania’s health care system is broken. Provider shortages persist as premiums increase. Far from being a free market, federal and state…
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New Poll: Voters Demand Affordable Energy, More Educational Options, and Lower Taxes
Affordability is top of mind for Pennsylvanians, with 58 percent of voters naming either rising prices and inflation or the economy and jobs as the single most important issue…
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Pennsylvania Can’t Afford Democrats’ Failed Single-Payer Fantasy
Originally published by The Mercury. Pennsylvania Democrats are back with another crazy idea just in time for election season: a government-run, single-payer health-care scam that would…
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Pennsylvania Avoided Tax Hikes—But Only for Now
Originally published by RealClearPennsylvania. Twelve days behind schedule—but still 110 days earlier than last year—Pennsylvania lawmakers finally passed a $52.2 billion state budget. The deal,…
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Pa. Lawmakers Pass 2026-27 State Budget, Blocking Shapiro’s Tax Hikes and Preserving Emergency Savings
While the deal blocks Gov. Shapiro’s worst budget priorities, spending remains a top concern. Harrisburg, Pa., July 12, 2026 — Moments ago, the Pennsylvania legislature passed a state budget deal, twelve days past the deadline. The deal totals $52.2 billion, more than a billion dollars less than Gov. Josh Shapiro’s record spending proposal,…
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What You Need to Know About Pennsylvania’s 2026-27 State Budget Deal
Summary Pennsylvania’s 2026–27 state budget deal is an improvement over Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reckless proposal, but it still spends too much and leaves taxpayers facing an even larger long-term structural…
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Deficit Watch: July 2026
Background Pennsylvania continues to face serious fiscal challenges. The enacted 2025–26 General Fund budget created a $4.6 billion structural deficit. Gov. Josh…
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4 Signs that Shapiro, House Democrats are Out of Touch with Pennsylvanians
A new poll commissioned by the Commonwealth Foundation surveyed 833 registered Pennsylvania voters from June 18–21, 2026. The results paint a vivid picture of state lawmakers—specifically,…
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7 Ways to Balance the PA Budget Without Raising Taxes
Gov. Josh Shapiro’s latest spending plan would increase spending by $3.2 billion, drain the Rainy Day Fund, and push the state’s structural…
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