Shapiro Hires Ex-Trump Official to Counter Fed ‘Attacks’

Shapiro hires ex-Trump administration official to help counter president’s ‘attacks’

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Shapiro hires ex-Trump admin official to help counter president’s ‘attacks’

Jennifer Higgins, a longtime federal immigration official based in Washington, D.C., is being paid $89 an hour.

Shapiro hires ex-Trump official to counter fed ‘attacks’

HARRISBURG — Earlier this spring, with no public notice, Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro made an unconventional hire: a senior advisor to help him deal with the Trump administration. Jennifer Higgins, a longtime federal immigration official based in Washington, D.C., was brought on to help Shapiro and state agencies under his jurisdiction map out responses to some of the president’s targeted attacks on Democrat-led states — notably, funding cuts an…