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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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Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin, center, speaks
Science

Pa. Republican congressmen applaud Trump administration plan to roll back Biden-era climate rules

Pennsylvania Republican lawmakers say it will boost the state’s economy. Environmental groups say it will worsen climate change and harm public health.

10 months ago

Listen 1:09
Chester Water Authority building
Courts & Law

Chester retirees sue receiver over Chester Water Authority sale process

The Official Committee of Retired Employees filed a legal complaint against the city of Chester’s receiver urging a bankruptcy judge to compel the receiver to change course.

10 months ago

Listen 1:04
A Block Island Wind Farm turbine operates
Science

‘Delay as deadly as denial’: Delaware senators overturn Sussex County’s denial of zoning permit for offshore energy project

Sussex County Council denied a permit for a substation to US Wind for a renewable energy project last year.

10 months ago

Listen 1:05
New Jersey governor candidates Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., and former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli
Politics & Policy

Trump, pizza and helicopters: A guide to the New Jersey governor’s race

After emerging from competitive primaries, Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill and Republican Jack Ciattarelli began the general election campaign Wednesday.

10 months ago

Headshot of Brian WIlson
Arts & Entertainment

Brian Wilson, Beach Boys visionary leader and summer’s poet laureate, dies at 82

Wilson was one of rock’s great romantics, a tormented man who in his peak years embarked on an ever-steeper path to aural perfection, the one true sound.

10 months ago

Protesters call for an end to deportations outside the Federal Detention Center on Arch Street in Philadelphia on June 10, 2025.
Politics & Policy

Philly ICE protest: 15 arrested, several injured after altercation between police, protesters

One witness said a Philadelphia police officer hit a protester “wherever he could” despite the protester not offering any resistance.

10 months ago

Listen 2:07
WHYY's pop-up newsroom at Princeton Public Library. Madhu Bora and P. Kenneth Burns speak with an attendee
Community

WHYY News will host pop-up newsroom in Cherry Hill

Camden County residents can meet WHYY News’ New Jersey team, discuss story ideas and ask questions.

10 months ago

The PBS logo is on interior double glass doors leading into an office
Politics & Policy

What’s targeted in Trump’s request for $9.4 billion in budget cuts from Congress

Democrats call the cuts inhumane and say they'd rip life-saving support from hungry and sick people worldwide.

10 months ago

The entrance to a polling place on election day
Politics & Policy

Takeaways from New Jersey election: Trump looms large and signs of Democratic enthusiasm

This time, Trump's chosen candidate, Republican front-runner Jack Ciattarelli, easily won the nomination.

10 months ago

The North Philadelphia property that Kingzakariyah Martin developed
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

‘It’s not a get-rich-quick scheme’: Jumpstart Philly celebrates 10 years of removing blight

Launched in 2015, the training program provides loans to aspiring developers who typically struggle to finance real estate projects.

10 months ago

Listen 1:05
outside Kook Burger and Bar in Philadelphia
Money

Beach-themed Kook Burger closes its Center City, Jersey Shore locations. Owners hit with wage theft lawsuit

The owners of Kook Burger and Black Turtle Coffee filed for bankruptcy after closing burger restaurants in Philadelphia, New York City and at the Jersey Shore.

10 months ago

Listen 0:52
Victor Carstarphen speaking at a podium
Politics & Policy

Vic Carstarphen leads Democratic primary for Camden mayor

With no Republican challenger, Camden’s Democratic primary is tantamount to the general election.

10 months ago

Rep. Mikie Sherrill, D-N.J., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Feb. 13, 2024, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Mikie Sherrill wins Democratic primary race for N.J. governor

The former federal prosecutor and congresswoman beat a crowded field that featured mayors, the former state Senate president, the teacher's union president and a congressman.

10 months ago

Listen 0:58
Jack Ciattarelli addresses supporters
Politics & Policy

Ciattarelli claims GOP nomination for New Jersey governor for a second time

The former assemblyman bested former radio talk show host Bill Spadea after leading the race in polling for the entire campaign season.

10 months ago

Listen 1:03
Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J.
Courts & Law

U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver indicted on federal charges from skirmish at New Jersey immigration center

U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver has been indicted on federal charges alleging she “forcibly impeded" immigration officers.

10 months ago

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