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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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Politics & Policy

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Government
Health Care
Public Health

Biden calls abortion ruling ‘a sad day’ for country

President Joe Biden spoke from the White House about the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized abortion nationwide.

4 years ago

Steven Engel, former Assistant Attorney General for the Office of Legal Counsel, from left, Jeffrey Rosen, former acting Attorney General, and Richard Donoghue, former acting Deputy Attorney General, are sworn in to testify as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Radio Times

Jan. 6 committee hearing on Trump’s DOJ pressure

We discuss Thursday's Jan. 6 hearing about former President Trump's efforts to use the DOJ to help him overturn the election results.

Air Date: June 24, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:30
The interior of the N.J. Statehouse
Economy
Government
New Jersey

Spending N.J.’s $9 billion budget surplus: GOP says it’s been shut out of the process

Republicans want to do more with the state’s unexpected surplus. They’ve proposed tax relief called “Give It Back”: $4 billion in rebates to 4 million residents.

4 years ago

Crime tape is seen in the area of a shooting in Philly
Government
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

Philly’s new anti-violence plan funds policing, youth safe havens, and environmental improvements. Advocates say strong implementation will be key

Philadelphia’s budget for fiscal year 2023 funds neighborhood improvements, creating safe youth spaces in an effort to combat the city's gun violence crisis.

4 years ago

Rep. Scott Perry speaks from a microphone
NPR
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. Rep. Scott Perry among GOP lawmakers who asked Trump White House for pardons

Various Republican House members requested pardons from President Donald Trump in the final days of his administration.

4 years ago

Allan Domb (left) and Derek Green (right) were both elected to City Council in 2015. (Flickr / Philadelphia City Council)
Elections
Government
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Councilmembers Allan Domb and Derek Green both say they might not return, stopping just short of declaring for mayor

But they could wait until September to formally resign — for a few different reasons.

4 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Gun Violence
New Jersey
Public Safety

N.J. officials spar over gun reform, as U.S. Supreme Court rules on concealed carry

Like New York, New Jersey is one of six “may-issue” states, which means law enforcement can use discretion in issuing concealed carry permits.

4 years ago

A student at A. Philip Randolph Career and Technical High School. (City of Philadelphia)
Employment
Government
Philadelphia

Ballot question will ask: Should technical ed students receive a hiring preference for Philly jobs?

The charter change would add graduates of career technical programs to the groups receiving a preference in civil service exams.

4 years ago

Service workers pre-package hundreds of free school lunches in plastic bags. (Damian Dovarganes/AP)
NPR
Government
K-12
Law

The House extended a school meal lifeline; families are now waiting on the Senate

Congress is rushing to pass an extension for some of the school meal waivers that provided support to families and schools during the pandemic that expire June 30.

4 years ago

The exterior of City Hall in Philly
PlanPhilly
Government
Philadelphia
Taxes

Philly City Council sends budget, property tax relief to Mayor Kenney’s desk

The budget includes no tax hikes, steps to ease the tax burden of rising property valuations, and a spending increase for violence prevention measures.

4 years ago

A protestor wears a flower headband in the Ukraine colors as she participates in a demonstration in support of Ukraine outside of an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)
International
Military

European Union makes Ukraine a candidate for EU membership

The decision by the 27-nation bloc to grant Ukraine candidate status Thursday was uncharacteristically rapid.

4 years ago

FILE - Education Secretary Miguel Cardona speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, April 27, 2022. The Biden administration proposed a dramatic rewrite of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday, June 23, moving to expand protections for LGBTQ students, bolster the rights of victims and widen colleges' responsibilities in addressing sexual misconduct. The proposal was announced on the 50th anniversary of the Title IX women’s rights law. Cardona said Title IX has been “instrumental” in fighting sexual assault and violence in education. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
Gender
LGBTQ
Social Justice
Sports

Biden administration moves to expand Title IX protections

The Biden administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday.

4 years ago

An election worker gestures to mail ballots
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Top Pa. lawmakers have tentative deal to ban private money, increase funding for county election offices

The exact language of the deal is still being written, and, if finalized, it would need approval from lawmakers in both chambers as well as Gov. Tom Wolf.

4 years ago

A man holds signs encouraging equal rights, Black Lives Matter, and stopping homophobia.
Radio Times
LGBTQ
Pennsylvania

Pride, progress and the battle for LGBTQ rights

Looking at the cultural and legislative shifts surrounding the visibility and representation of queer and trans folks and all LGBTQIA+ people in America today.

Air Date: June 23, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:29
Voters cast their ballots in the Pennsylvania primary at the Elkins Park School polling place
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Pa. bills on poll watchers, earlier presidential primary advance

The state's primary during presidential election years would be moved from the fourth Tuesday in April to the third Tuesday in March.

4 years ago

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