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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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Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Mayor Kenney said he hasn’t visited gun violence victims — his office says otherwise

Mayor Kenney, police, and city officials say they’re committed to addressing issues in grant money and curfews.

4 years ago

Wilmington, Delaware skyline
Delaware
Economic Development
Housing

Wilmington Jumpstart grads to transform city properties into affordable housing

Wilmington City Council approves plan to offer vacant homes in West Center City to graduates of the city’s Jumpstart training program.

4 years ago

Chairman Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., and Vice Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., listen as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing at the Capitol in Washington
Government
Government Accountability

Former White House aides to testify at next Jan. 6 hearing

Two former White House aides are expected to testify at the House Jan. 6 committee's prime-time hearing Thursday.

4 years ago

Speaking at the NAACP Convention in Atlantic City on July 18, 2022, Vice President Kamala Harris voiced support for abortion rights and tighter gun restrictions, and promised to reduce disproportionately high maternal mortality rates for people of color. (6abc)
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers address at NAACP Convention in Atlantic City

Harris voiced support for abortion rights and tighter gun restrictions, and promised to reduce disproportionately high maternal mortality rates for people of color.

4 years ago

A person sprays something from a hose while preparing fresh bedding.
NPR
Economy
Government
Immigration

The Senate is nearing a deal on immigration that could also lower food prices

Two Senators are closer then ever before on an immigration-related bill that would provide a much-needed workforce for agriculture. But can they get the Farm Bureau on board?

4 years ago

Family of shooting victims listen to the Texas House investigative committee release its full report on the shootings at Robb Elementary School
NPR
Gun Violence
National
Policing
Public Safety

4 key takeaways from the Uvalde shooting investigation report

The investigative committee found law enforcement's response to the massacre involved little coordination and no leadership.

4 years ago

File photo: The New Jersey State House is seen in Trenton, N.J.
Economy
Government
Government Accountability
New Jersey

New Jersey’s deficit grew by $44 billion last year, as state rakes in record surplus

More than three-quarters of New Jersey’s debt comes from non-bonded obligations such as benefits for current and retired state workers.

4 years ago

A man puts a ballot in a ballot drop box.
Elections
Government
National

No major problems with ballot drop boxes in 2020, AP finds

The survey revealed no cases of fraud, vandalism or theft that could have affected the 2020 results.

4 years ago

The exterior of Pat's King of Steaks is visible.
Elections
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Politics
Billy Penn

Oz gets a taste of cheesesteak politics, with a Philly Twitter smackdown from Pat’s

The Senate candidate ordered a sandwich from both of the city’s most famous steak stands, but only got a reply from one.

4 years ago

Police drive their car over a barricade set up by taxi drivers to protest fuel shortages in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday, July 14, 2022. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
International
Protests
Public Safety

UN decries rising death toll, rights violations in Haiti

Agencies are again warning of rising violence around Haiti’s capital, saying 99 people have been reported killed in recent gang fighting in the Cite Soleil district alone.

4 years ago

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listens to Pennsylvania lawmakers discuss abortion rights. (Sam Searles/WHYY)
Government
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health

Vice President Kamala Harris calls for abortion protections, campaigns for Fetterman and Shapiro during Philadelphia visit

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Pennsylvania lawmakers, underscoring the critical role that their state will play in deciding the fate of reproductive rights.

4 years ago

File photo: Arizona Republican candidate for governor Kari Lake acknowledges the crowd at a rally prior to her speaking before former President Donald Trump spoke on Jan. 15, 2022, in Florence, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)
Elections
National

Parroting Trump, GOP primary losers cast doubt on elections

Republican primaries this year have revealed a new political strategy for numerous candidates. They're running on a platform that denies President Donald Trump’s loss in 2020.

4 years ago

File photo: The Utah State Capitol, rear, is shown behind an oil refinery on Thursday, May 12, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Environment
Government
Law
Sustainability

Biden vowing ‘strong’ climate action despite dual setbacks

On Friday, Biden said “action on climate change and clean energy remains more urgent than ever.″

4 years ago

Bennie Thompson listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol holds a hearing
Government Accountability
National

Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Secret Service for erased texts

Committee Chairman Bennie Thompson in a statement late Friday outlined an aggressive timeline for production of the documents by Tuesday.

4 years ago

Headshot of Sheila Grant, smiling
Delaware
Government
Politics

‘Incredible ability to translate your thoughts’: Gov. Carney’s wordsmith is President Biden’s newest speechwriter

The 36-year-old Wilmington native has been Gov. John Carney’s chief of staff since 2019. Now she’s moving to the White House.

4 years ago

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