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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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Documents seized during the Aug. 8 search by the FBI of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate
Government Accountability
National

Feds cite efforts to obstruct probe of docs at Trump estate

The FBI also seized 33 boxes containing more than 100 classified records during its Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago and found classified documents stashed in Trump's office.

3 years ago

A closeup of detailing on Philly row houses
PlanPhilly
Government
Housing
Philadelphia

Is your property tax bill going up? Philadelphia has finally started mailing out assessments

The figures will likely cause some sticker shock. After a three-year pause in assessments, residential property values increased by an average of 31%.

3 years ago

Philadelphia Police investigators work the scene of a fatal overnight shooting on South Street in Philadelphia, Sunday, June 5, 2022
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

Most of Philly’s gun violence funding doesn’t immediately address the crisis, analysis shows

An analysis finds that most of the money will be spent on long-term strategies to address root causes rather than solutions that could slow shootings in 1-3 years.

3 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a Capitol news conference
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
WESA

Gov. Wolf pushes for $2,000 direct payments, without plan to bring GOP to the table

Wolf says there is more than enough money in the state’s own coffers to fund the $500 million program for more than 250,000 state residents.

3 years ago

Tulips are pictured outside Philadelphia City Hall.
Government
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

9 Philly government agencies with jobs that aren’t obvious from their names — and what they can do for you

Ever wonder about the difference between the Tax Review Board and the Board of Revision of Taxes?

3 years ago

People walk along University of Pennsylvania's campus in the spring
Higher Education
Income Inequality

Nearly a million Pennsylvanians could have their student loans wiped away under Biden’s plan

Around 1.8 million people in the Keystone State carry federal student debt, collectively owing about $65 billion.

3 years ago

A USPS logo adorns the back doors of United States Postal Service delivery vehicles
NPR
National
Public Health

The government will no longer be sending free COVID-19 tests to Americans

The Biden administration is pausing its distribution of free COVID-19 tests this week, but you can still order new ones before the end date.

3 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Shapiro breaks with Dems on COVID policies in Pa. gov race

As he runs to succeed Wolf as governor, Shapiro says he is against some of the same COVID measures that his fellow Democrat used to help manage the pandemic.

3 years ago

Stacks of notebooks are shown in a store.
K-12
New Jersey
Personal Finance
Taxes

New Jersey’s 10-day sales tax holiday is now in effect

School supplies like backpacks, notebooks, index cards, and pencils are tax-free.

3 years ago

President Biden speaks at a podium wearing sunglasses.
Elections
National
Philadelphia

President Joe Biden to give primetime speech from Independence Hall Thursday

The speech comes roughly two months ahead of the November election and is one of three presidential visits across Pennsylvania this week.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden walks across a green lawn.
National
Philadelphia
Politics

President Biden to deliver prime-time speech in Philadelphia on ‘battle’ for democracy

The speech will be delivered Thursday outside Independence Hall in Philadelphia, the White House said.

3 years ago

Student loan borrowers stage a rally in front of The White House on Aug. 25 to celebrate President Biden cancelling student debt. The plan has sparked heated debate, including about its economic fairness. (Paul Morigi/Getty Images for We the 45m)
NPR
Economy
Government
Higher Education
Personal Finance

Is it fair to forgive student loans? Examining 3 of the arguments of a heated debate

Biden's plan to forgive hundreds of billions of dollars in student debt will help millions, but it's also raising concerns about inflation, fairness and tuition costs.

3 years ago

Ukrainian servicemen ride atop of an armored vehicle on a road in Donetsk region, eastern Ukraine, Sunday, Aug. 28, 2022. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
Energy
International
Military

Russia, Ukraine trade claims of nuclear plant attacks

These reports Sunday intensified fears that the fighting could damage the Zaporizhzhia plant and cause a massive radiation leak.

3 years ago

The FBI searched former President Donald Trump's residence in Florida on Aug. 8. The U.S. intelligence community will assess whether the documents taken pose a threat to national security, a spokesperson for the Office of the Director of National Intelligence told NPR. (Giorgio Viera/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Government Accountability
National

Materials taken from Mar-a-Lago will be assessed for possible national security risks

The Office of the Director of National Intelligence told NPR it will work with the Justice Department to review the documents removed from former President Trump's Florida hom

3 years ago

File photo: Doug Mastriano, speaks at an event on July 1, 2022, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)
Elections
Military
Pennsylvania
Politics

Pa. gov. candidate Doug Mastriano wore Confederate uniform for faculty photo

Reuters said Friday that Mastriano was in the uniform in a 2013-14 portrait for the Department of Military Strategy, Plans and Operations, where he worked until he retired.

3 years ago

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