(The Center Square) – Local officials told lawmakers this week a reluctant workforce impedes economic recovery for Pennsylvania businesses as …

Christen Smith
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Christen Smith follows Pennsylvania's General Assembly for The Center Square. She is an award-winning reporter with more than a decade of experience covering state and national policy issues for niche publications and local newsrooms alike.
(The Center Square) – The Department of Health said Thursday a 26-year-old Pennsylvania woman is among those hospitalized for a rare blood clo…
(The Center Square) – Chesapeake Energy said this week that it has installed continuous emission monitors at select well pads in northeast Pen…
(The Center Square) – A White House report rates Pennsylvania’s infrastructure at a C- after decades of “systemic” underfunding.
(The Center Square) – The Pennsylvania Department of Health said Tuesday it has advised all providers to stop using Johnson & Johnson’s CO…
(The Center Square) – Acting Labor Secretary Jennifer Berrier said that Pennsylvania’s prevention efforts serve as a model for other states as…
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said changing state law to open a civil litigation window for survivors of ch…
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf said Monday that all residents 16 and older can schedule a COVID-19 vaccination appointment b…
(The Center Square) – Despite an influx of COVID-19 vaccines to Pennsylvania over the past month, the rate of residents 65 and older fully imm…
(The Center Square) – Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro said Thursday his office filed theft charges against one of the state’s large…