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Christen Smith

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Northeast Regional Editor at The Center Square

Pennsylvania Editor for @thecentersquare. One half of the Pennsylvania in Focus podcast. Always reluctant Twitter user. Tips: [email protected]

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  • 4 days ago | thecentersquare.com | Christen Smith

    (The Center Square) – When it comes to higher education, taxpayers, legislators and educators on both sides of the aisle seem to agree that something is broken and the cost is too high. That’s about where the agreement ends. Enter artificial intelligence. In the wake of federal threats to freeze funds and halt research at many of the nation’s most prestigious institutions, The Center Square was given the opportunity to look at federal grants on a broad scale.

  • 2 weeks ago | thecentersquare.com | Christen Smith

    (The Center Square) – As the ink dries on the U.S. Steel merger with Japanese competitor Nippon, one state lawmaker breathes a deep sigh of relief on behalf of thousands of workers, most of whom she’s never met. Sen. Kim Ward, the three-term legislator from Greensburg and the highest-ranking Republican in the upper chamber, recently told The Center Square the long fight to the finish line was a personal mission to protect the commonwealth’s legacy.

  • 2 weeks ago | thecentersquare.com | Christen Smith

    (The Center Square) – Gov. Josh Shapiro is in a unique position regarding the deployment of the Pennsylvania National Guard. He can consent to doing so, as he has for several federal requests since taking office two years ago, or he can decline, as he has also done during those same two years.

  • 2 weeks ago | latrobebulletinnews.com | Christen Smith

    (The Center Square) – Pennsylvania’s labor policies rank the commonwealth the 33rd most for “pro-growth” reforms, according to a new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council. The commonwealth’s middle-of-the-road rating is buoyed by half-star awards for policies that recognize out-of-state occupational licenses, preclude criminal convictions as a basis for denying license applications, and require four-year reviews of existing licensing regulations. kAm(96? :E 4@>6D E@ E96 @E96C D6G6?

  • 2 weeks ago | thecentersquare.com | Christen Smith

    (The Center Square) – The region-wide electrification race means electricity prices will rise until energy supply can better meet demand. This, according to PJM, the organization that manages the power grid for 13 states across the mid-Atlantic and the nation’s capital. In a letter to the New Jersey congressional delegation this week obtained by The Center Square, PJM said that forces beyond its control – including decarbonization efforts and wholesale electricity prices – are driving the reality.

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Christen Smith
Christen Smith @cmtWordsmith
15 Apr 25

RT @thecentersquare: A day after a Passover Seder firebombing at his Harrisburg residence, Gov. Josh Shapiro held a second holiday observan…

Christen Smith
Christen Smith @cmtWordsmith
14 Apr 25

RT @thecentersquare: “Last night we experienced an attack not just on our family but on the entire commonwealth of Pennsylvania here at the…

Christen Smith
Christen Smith @cmtWordsmith
12 Feb 25

WATCH: @RepBradford says House Ds will 'meet Republicans halfway' https://t.co/03UTQlpH1V