{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Centre Access","title":"Broadband, Budget Models, and a Barbershop","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":887,"description":"Saturday, March 21, 2025 (Season 1 | Episode 1)\nThis week on Centre Access: a bureaucratic snag threatens Pennsylvania's $700 million broadband plan, Penn State's president faces lawmakers over campus closures, ICE operations stir tension in Bellefonte, a new University of Pittsburgh initiative takes on the rural dental care shortage, a Millheim barber shop marks 75 years, and a roundup of what's still ahead for Women's History Month at Penn State. \n🔗 LINKS TO THIS WEEK'S STORIES\nPennsylvania's broadband plan hits a snag, reporting by Charlotte Keith, SpotlightPA\nPenn State president faces lawmakers over campus closures, reporting by Geoff Rushton, StateCollege.com\nRecollections May Vary: Penn State President Bendapudi Goes to Harrisburg, opinion by Barry Fenchak Substack\nCommunity members protest ICE reporting/photography, reporting Geraldine Cruz-Hernandez, The Daily Collegian \nICE protest in downtown Bellefonte, reporting by Jacob Michael & photography Esteban Marenco, Centre Daily Times \nUniversity of Pittsburgh launches rural dental training centers, reporting by Marley Parish, Spotlight PA\nNew Pitt centers will aim to address rural dental needs, reporting by Maddie Aiken, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette \nKeene's Barber Shop marks 75 years, reporting by Julie Noal, Centre Centre County Gazette \n\n📋 CENTRE DOCUMENTERS \nFull notes from this week's public meetings are at centredocumenters.org. \nThis week's meetings: \nSpring Township Planning Commission meeting — cancelled\nState College Area School District board meeting —\nPenns Valley Area School District board meeting —\nCollege Township Planning Commission —\nUniversity Area Joint Authority —\n\n🎁 OTHER RECOMMENDED READING\nThe AI boom has plunged a small Pennsylvania town into chaos Reporting by Rebecca Egan McCarthy, Grist","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/W3HuA8pgAuevLx1pRLTngFos7Dviny5cv5s2tvTtHgc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hNjNk/YTZmNzNlYzJhYWJh/OThiOTg4OGJiOWNl/MGNkYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}