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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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File photo: The wetlands and woodlands of the Upper Tohickon Creek watershed are near the proposed quarry site in Springfield, Bucks County. (Courtesy pf the Upper Tohickon Watershed Association)
Community

Berms, blasts, and… dino prints? Bucks quarry hearing continues cross-examination

Springfield Twp. residents’ questions indicated a variety of reasons for opposition that could surface in later arguments, or simply go extinct.

5 years ago

(Jose F. Moreno/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Wolf administration refuses to release details after failure derails Pa. clergy sex abuse relief

The Department of State disclosed that it had no system in place to prevent such an error, which has devastated clergy sexual abuse survivors.

5 years ago

In this image from video, House impeachment manager Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., speaks during the second impeachment trial of former President Donald Trump in the Senate at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021. (Senate Television via AP)
Politics & Policy

‘If not for Donald Trump’: Montco’s Dean links riot to ‘actions of a desperate president’

But the bulk of Dean’s remarks had to do with the “pressure” she said Trump exerted over state and local election officials in Michigan, Georgia, and Pennsylvania.

5 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

After difficult first year as Philly’s top cop, Black women stand by Danielle Outlaw

Wednesday marks one year since Danielle Outlaw became the first Black woman to lead Philly’s Police Department — a year that saw surging homicides and police brutality.

5 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy (background) listens to New Jersey Department of Health Commissioner Judy Persichilli as World War II veteran Clarence Williams get vaccinated for COVID-19. (Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP, Pool)
Health

N.J. coronavirus update: Vaccine appt. scheduling through call centers on hold for now

The call center, which opened less than a month ago, will still be able to pre-register residents for the vaccine and answer general questions about COVID-19.

5 years ago

At a Feb. 10 protest of school closures outside Wiggins Elementary School in Camden, public school advocate Gary Frazier confronts Camden School Superintendent Katrina McCombs as McCombs tries to leave after touring the school. (April Saul/WHYY)
Education

Emotions reach a fever pitch as protesters surround Camden superintendent and demand no school closures

Camden School Superintendent Katrina McCombs was leaving Wiggins Elementary when she was ambushed by public school advocates protesting the closures on Wednesday.

5 years ago

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
Health

N.J. Lt. Gov. Oliver: Take the COVID-19 vaccine to the community

New Jersey Lt. Gov. Sheila Oliver says non-traditional methods must be used to reach the Black community to get vaccinated against the coronavirus.

5 years ago

A view of the Roundhouse building.
Courts & Law

Philly to fire police officer who drunkenly drove into Northeast home

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw has suspended the 27-year-old officer with the intent to dismiss him after 30 days.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall
Health

A ‘hidden curriculum’ with unwritten rules: How fair is Philly’s RFP process?

When the deputy health commissioner resigned for helping Philly Fighting COVID with its application, some saw the city playing favorites again.

5 years ago

Nicholas Drago gets a COVID-19 vaccination
Health

Montco hopes single-use appointment links, passwords will stop COVID vaccine ‘line-jumpers’

“This is not ethical or moral and it needs to stop,” said Montgomery County Commissioner Val Arkoosh during a virtual briefing on Wednesday.

5 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney holds a signed copy of legislation mandating an increase in the amount of energy Delaware gets from renewable sources. (State of Delaware screenshot)
Politics & Policy

Delaware to boost renewable energy requirements by 2035

Forty percent of Delaware’s energy will come from renewable sources under new legislation signed by Gov. John Carney Wednesday afternoon.

5 years ago

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Community

The Urgency of Now: A Spoken Word Experience

WHYY convened Black poets from Camden, Pennsauken, and Willingboro to explore the urgency of now.

5 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford sits at a table during a vaccine clinic
Health

Black Doctors Consortium wants vaccine line-jumpers to wait their turn

Dr. Ala Stanford says people who don’t yet qualify are showing up at her group’s vaccine clinics, forcing her to be a moral compass.

5 years ago

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A server talks with a customer seated at Rodd's Restaurant
Health

Philly restaurants can raise indoor dining to half-capacity if they pass an air test

Restaurants will have to ensure that they meet the required standard of air changes per hour in order to raise indoor dining limits.

5 years ago

People wait in line at a COVID-19 vaccination site at the Pennsylvania Convention Center
Health

‘Your Turn’: Pa. rolls out tool to alert residents of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility

The tool will help Pennsylvanians understand where they fall in the prioritization effort, and will alert them when it is their turn to schedule a COVID vaccine appointment.

5 years ago

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