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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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The exterior of SEPTA's HQ building
Urban Planning

SEPTA implements partial hiring freeze with possible fare hikes on the way

The mass transit agency has implemented a hiring freeze for non-essential workers and is considering fare hikes if more state money isn’t forthcoming.

1 year ago

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Bethlehem's Moravian Church settlement is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (@LVEDC/X)
Community

Bethlehem’s Moravian Church settlement added to list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites

The 10-acre settlement joins Philadelphia’s Independence Hall and Stewart Township’s Fallingwater on the list.

1 year ago

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dancers during a performance
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Fringe Festival announces fall lineup

The annual theater festival returns with familiar faces, and a record number of new ones.

1 year ago

Listen 1:04
Josh Shapiro and Gretchen Whitmer fist-bump
Politics & Policy

Govs. Shapiro, Whitmer stump for Kamala Harris in Montgomery County

The governors of Pennsylvania and Michigan joined forces to excite suburban voters about Harris’ candidacy. The two are also on the shortlist of potential VP picks.

1 year ago

Listen :56
Horseshoe crabs are pictured on a beach
Science

Advocates cheer new standards that could save horseshoe crabs from bloodletting

Up to 1 million horseshoe crabs in the U.S. are harvested for biomedical purposes. A synthetic alternative could mean less harvesting of the “living fossils.”

1 year ago

Listen 1:15
File- Chestnut Hill Hospital, part of the Temple University Health System (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Temple Health and Keystone First reach new 2-year deal, avoiding disruption for thousands of patients

The current contract between Temple Health and Keystone First health insurance was set to expire after July 31.

1 year ago

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Trash dumped on the street
Politics & Policy

Camden officials are now offering residents money for reporting illegal dumpers

Tips that lead to the arrest and conviction of illegal dumpers can earn up to $1,000.

1 year ago

Listen 1:01
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks behind a podium
Politics & Policy

Judge rejects man’s bid to keep Robert F. Kennedy Jr. off of New Jersey’s ballot

Attorney Scott Salmon sought to keep Kennedy from appearing on the Nov. 5 presidential ballot as an independent, citing the state’s sore loser law.

1 year ago

Secret Service with Trump after the shooting at his rally
Politics & Policy

Pa. Congressman Mike Kelly chosen to lead House task force investigating Trump assassination attempt

Reps. Madeleine Dean and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania are also on the task force.

1 year ago

Several cats under the bed
Community
6abc

33 cats, 3 dogs rescued from deplorable conditions inside Bucks County hotel room

Images show the cats huddled together underneath the bed where they lived for months.

1 year ago

The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. court tells governor’s office to reveal more details about why it hired private law firms

Spotlight PA has been fighting to find out why Pennsylvania’s governor spent $367,538 in public money to hire private law firms.

1 year ago

President Joe Biden speaks in the Cross Hall of the White House Monday, July 1, 2024, in Washington.
Politics & Policy

Biden calls for Supreme Court term limits, enforceable ethics code

Biden also is pressing lawmakers to ratify a constitutional amendment that would limit presidential immunity.

1 year ago

A closeup of spotted lanternflies on a tree
Science

In Pa., spotted lanternflies’ knack for hitchhiking is proving crucial to their staying power

The invasive insect appeared in Pennsylvania 10 years ago and continues to spread west, as far away as Illinois.

1 year ago

Listen 1:39
Zack DePiero displays a photo of his parents
Weather

A year after deadly flash flooding in Bucks County, family members remember loved ones

There were 10 flood-related deaths in Pennsylvania in 2023, according to the National Weather Service. That’s the highest number in the state since 2011.

1 year ago

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North Philadelphia’s Logan Triangle once held about 1,000 homes that were demolished in the 1980s. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Urban Planning

Neighbors want to see Philly’s Logan Triangle redeveloped. Will it ever happen?

The city posted a new request for proposal in October but decided not to select a developer for the infamous site.

1 year ago

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