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2026 Misery Index for Central Pennsylvania

Every year the price for basic services increases around and after New Years. Taken together, Rock the Capital calls these increases the " Misery Index ." Please find a brief explanation as well as the amount of the increases for basic services, i.e., cable, electric, gas, health care, phone, turnpike, and water. Key Figures for Pennsylvania In 2025, according to different reports, Pennsylvania's average income varies, with sources suggesting average salaries around $62,000 -

Jan 145 min read

Another Pay Raise for PA Legislators: $113K Salaries While Budget Sat Frozen for 135 Days

Eric Epstein exposes how PA's largest-in-the-nation legislature automatically raises their own pay every year—while schools and social services were forced to borrow money just to survive. Find out why they're paid double what neighboring states pay their lawmakers.

Dec 16, 20251 min read

Record Outages, Rising Rates: What Every PPL Customer in PA Needs to Know (And How to Fight Back)

Record Outages, Rising Rates: What Every PPL Customer in PA Needs to Kno

Dec 13, 20254 min read

Big Tech's Energy Boom, Pennsylvania's Toxic Hangover with NO Funding!

Pennsylvania has been robbed before by coal barons, gas vultures, and nuclear kingpins. These corporations have no interest in cleaning up abandoned gas wells, closed coal mines, or radioactive garbage.

Nov 17, 20254 min read

All PR, No Budget: Shapiro's Pennsylvania Problem

Governor Josh Shapiro's administration began with grand promises to get things done and to be transparent. On January 20, 2023, he announced an Ethics Package, pledging that "no lobbyist or special interest group can buy improper influence" and that every senior official would sign an "integrity pledge" to serve only the people's best interests. Two years later, policy and reality have diverged dramatically. The Transparency Problem Shapiro set an early tone by requiring tran

Nov 10, 20255 min read

PA Legislative Surplus Hits New High of $299 Million Amid Budget Stalemate

Copyright@ Eric Epstein & Rock the Capital Pennsylvania taxpayers should be deeply concerned about what is happening in our government....

Sep 29, 20256 min read

Your Tax Dollars Built Commonwealth Charter Academy's Empire and You Deserve to See Where Every Penny Went

Rock the Capital has been fighting Commonwealth Charter Academy's (CCA) wall of secrecy for many months, and what we've uncovered so far should outrage every Pennsylvania taxpayer. CCA has fought us at every turn, appealed every ruling, and continues to lose in court – all while burning through your tax dollars to keep you in the dark about how they've burned through your tax dollars.

Sep 15, 20254 min read

$11,342: What Every Pennsylvanian Owes Thanks to Government Failure

$11,342: What Every Pennsylvanian Owes Thanks to Government Failure, According to USDebtClock.org, on September 1, 2025, Pennsylvania is just shy of $147 billion in debt with a total revenue of $111.7 billion while our leaders are spending $200.5 billion…and this imbalance is climbing every day. Holding Pennsylvania Accountable: What the Numbers Tell Us About Our General-Fund Budget Crisis...

Sep 2, 20253 min read