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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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Apartments for rent in Philadelphia’s Germantown neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law

Philly judge dismisses federal lawsuit against recently passed renter protections

Friday’s ruling comes two days before the legislation takes effect. The landlords behind the suit say they will keep fighting.

3 days ago

2026年5月19日,在费城初选日当天,一名选民进入里士满小学投票站的投票亭。
Politics & Policy

宾夕法尼亚州2026年大选青年选民指南

从选举截止时间、公民活动到青年组织,初次投票的年轻选民需要了解的信息都在这里。

3 days ago

A Comcast van is pictured on a Philly street
Money

Comcast to lay off 753 employees in Philadelphia and New Jersey in restructuring bid to boost flagging revenues

Executives say the telecom giant is eliminating layers of staff and expanding use of AI agents in customer service.

3 days ago

Listen 1:09
Bucks County Comissioner Diane M. Ellis-Marseglia speaks to the crowd at a Bucks County rally
Politics & Policy

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick sues to remove Bucks County commissioner from Board of Elections

The county says there is no basis in election code for Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia’s removal from the board.

3 days ago

Listen 1:14
Pennsylvania state Treasurer Stacy Garrity listens to a question during a news conference in Treasury Department offices, Thursday, April 23, 2026, in Harrisburg, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Stacy Garrity leans on military experience, veterans issues in uphill Pa. governor’s race against Josh Shapiro

Garrity, who served in the military for 30 years, has made helping veterans a significant part of her campaign.

3 days ago

A diorama depicts George Washington planning to cross the Delaware River
Arts & Entertainment

Neshaminy Mall is dead. Long live its historical dioramas

Bensalem Township is pulling seven mechanical dioramas out of the doomed mall to restore and relocate them.

3 days ago

A voter exits their polling place in Philadelphia on Election Day
Politics & Policy

Election 2026: What Philly voters should know about the city’s 2 ballot questions

Voters will decide whether to expand contracting preferences for small and local businesses and make the city's arts office permanent.

3 days ago

A large group of models are showing off their clothing designed by Kehala Smith.
Arts & Entertainment

Artists bring Indigenous roots to life at Delaware Art Museum’s annual fashion show

Artists Dayesla Ixtli and Kehala Smith bring Indigenous heritage into the present through fashion and makeup, honoring ancestral roots, cultural identity and resilience

3 days ago

Farm animals on the campus of W.B. Saul High School
Education

‘A lot of uncertainty in the air’: In Philly, questions linger as Saul High School prepares for merger

From tending livestock to growing plants, Saul students depend on hands-on learning. Teachers worry the merger with Lankenau could disrupt that education.

3 days ago

Listen 1:38
two skill games
Politics & Policy

In final push of Pennsylvania’s governor race, Stacy Garrity goes all in on skill games and raises millions from the industry

Bringing back the gambling machines found in bars and gas stations has emerged as a campaign focus for the Republican candidate.

3 days ago

Listen 1:23
AIRCO fuel in the process of refinement
Science

A Bucks County company makes jet fuel out of ‘air.’ The military wants to make it anywhere

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick came off the campaign trail to praise Airco’s role in the “future of American innovation.”

4 days ago

Listen 1:17
An Uber Eats delivery robot
Urban Planning

Philly robot tax could replace revenue lost when taxpaying workers are displaced by technology

Councilmember Jim Harrity says the tax would help offset lost wage tax revenue and fund a program providing free SEPTA passes to low-income residents.

4 days ago

Listen 1:05
The former Germantown YWCA
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Germantown YWCA project in limbo as developer seeks tax credits for senior affordable housing

KBK Enterprises was selected to redevelop the historic property in 2016. A decade later, the company is still working to secure funding.

4 days ago

Listen 0:57
Lauren Eberly, Julia Koprak, Karen Lin, Julia Weatherly and Beatrice Forman onstage
Health

Momentum builds among Philly-area doctors, farmers, nonprofits to grow ‘food as medicine’ approach

Coalition members aim to address food waste, access to fresh produce, food supply chain issues, availability of nutrition education and more.

4 days ago

Listen 1:31
President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally
Politics & Policy

Stolen election rhetoric from Trump isn’t new. His ability to act on those claims is

President Donald Trump's involvement in this year's midterm elections has moved from rhetoric to reality.

4 days ago

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