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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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Ron DeSantis speaking at a podium at the Moms For Liberty conference
Elections
National
Philadelphia

Trump and DeSantis court Moms for Liberty in a sign of the group’s rising influence over the GOP

DeSantis, in his remarks, praised the group for “coming under attack by the left," saying it was “a sign that we are winning this fight.”

3 years ago

The beach at Atlantic City
Economy
New Jersey

Internet gambling would be given 5 more years under latest change in New Jersey

An original bill reauthorizing online betting would have given it another 10 years, but lawmakers sliced that to just two years on Tuesday.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference
Economy
Pennsylvania
Politics

What to Watch: Pennsylvania budget talks near deadline, and get contentious

The last few days have become contentious, as public school advocates have organized to oppose an emerging agreement between Shapiro and Senate Republicans.

3 years ago

The Hard Rock casino (left) Showboat hotel (center) and Ocean casino (right) are shown on June 15, 2023 in Atlantic City,
Business
New Jersey

New Jersey casinos want 10 more years of internet gambling, but N.J. may only approve for 2 more

Since New Jersey began taking online bets in November 2013, Atlantic City’s casinos and their online partners have won $6.29 billion from gamblers.

3 years ago

The Delaware General Assembly in session at the Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware
Delaware
Economy
Government

Delaware senators approve $5.6B operating budget for upcoming fiscal year

The operating budget of more than $5.6 billion for the fiscal year, which begins Saturday, represents an increase of roughly 10% over this year’s budget.

3 years ago

wind farm in Atlantic City
Energy
Environment
Government
New Jersey

Tax break for offshore wind energy developer Orsted narrowly approved in New Jersey Legislature

The measure initially failed to gather enough support in the Senate but won one additional vote in a subsequent try — just enough to pass it.

3 years ago

The Pa. State Capitol building is visible.
Criminal Justice
Government
Incarceration
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Senate advances bill to overhaul probation system

The bill aims to limit the length of probation sentences and the circumstances under which a non-violent offender on probation can be sent to jail.

3 years ago

Illustration showing a billboard with a marijuana ad on it.
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

Medical marijuana law update would lift the advertising ban on Pa. doctors

A sponsor of the legislation said it would help “level the playing field” between doctors and third-party companies.

3 years ago

The Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

How Pennsylvania has (and hasn’t) spent billions of COVID-19 stimulus dollars (FULL LIST)

Pennsylvania received $7.3 billion in state and local pandemic relief funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and had spent more than $5.6 billion as of March.

3 years ago

A man scans a mail ballot.
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s mail-in voting law is upheld again, as court rules against Republican challenge

It is the latest of several refusals by a state court to invalidate Pennsylvania's 2019 mail-in voting law, enacted barely months before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

3 years ago

Rep. Jamie Raskin at his home in Takoma Park, Md. on June 12, 2023.
NPR
Elections
National

Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, free from cancer, weighs a Senate run

Raskin has given himself until July 4th to announce his plans. He's weighing a run for the U.S. Senate after going into remission following intensive cancer treatment.

3 years ago

This handout photo taken from video released Tuesday, June 27, 2023 by Belarus' Presidential Press Office, shows Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko delivering his speech during a ceremony presenting the general's epaulettes in Minsk. President Alexander Lukashenko, a close Putin ally who brokered a deal with Prigozhin to stop the uprising, didn't immediately address Prigozhin's fate in a speech Tuesday. Lukashenko framed the insurrection by Wagner as a significant threat, saying he placed Belarus' armed forces on a combat footing as the mutiny unfolded
International
Military
Politics

Belarus’ president says Prigozhin, who led a weekend rebellion in Russia, is in his country

Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko confirmed on Tuesday that Yevgeny Prigozhin, head of the mercenary group Wagner, has arrived in Belarus.

3 years ago

The Moms for Liberty conference is being held at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, across from Reading Terminal Marke
Books
Philadelphia
Protests
Billy Penn

What to know about Moms for Liberty, the book-ban backers hosting a summit in Philly this week

Trump, DeSantis and other conservatives will speak at the “Joyful Warriors Summit,” hosted at a Philly Marriott despite elected officials' pleas.

3 years ago

Rowhouses in Philadelphia’s Spring Garden neighborhood
PlanPhilly
Government
Housing
Law
Pennsylvania

Pa. housing advocates say foreclosure prevention program is a ‘nightmare’

The Pennsylvania Homeowner Assistance Fund launched last year to help homeowners clear mortgage debt. But people are waiting months for assistance.

3 years ago

Listen 1:18
Sarah McBride and Katie Couric speak onstage
NPR
Delaware
Elections
LGBTQ

In historic bid, transgender Delaware state Sen. Sarah McBride launches congressional campaign

She would be the first openly transgender person to serve in the U.S. House.

3 years ago

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