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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

Marijuana buds are seen in a prescription bottle as they are sorted at Compassionate Care Foundation's grow house
Medicine
Pennsylvania

Wolf signs off on revisions to Pennsylvania medical pot law

The bill makes it easier for producers to remove contaminants such as yeast and mold from medical marijuana, to turn it into products that are topical, not to be inhaled.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium with people behind him
Keystone Crossroads
Government
K-12
Pennsylvania

Wolf signs Pa. budget package, celebrates public school funding

Wolf touted $300 million extra for school district operations and instruction, including the unique idea of setting aside $100 million of that strictly for schools in need.

4 years ago

(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Environment
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Pa. efforts to halt plastic bag bans recede as Philadelphia begins to enact its own law

The legislature’s preemption of municipal bans was tied to Gov. Wolf’s lifting of the COVID-19 state of emergency. The preemption expires Dec. 8, 2021.

4 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney signs several budget bills surrounded by legislative leaders in his Dover office Wednesday afternoon. (courtesy Gov. Carney's office)
Delaware
Economy

Delaware approves largest capital improvement budget in state history

The $1.35 billion bond bill will fund construction projects throughout the state, but some lawmakers say it’s too much.

4 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf speaks from a podium, flanked by other officials
Elections
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Wolf vetoes Pa. GOP-led election overhaul citing voter ID restrictions

Republican lawmakers are likely to use the constitutional amendment process to take the issue to the voters.

4 years ago

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Delaware
Government
Gun Violence
Policing

Delaware approves new rules for police use of force

Delaware cops will no longer be able to avoid prosecution for shooting a suspect by saying they believed an officer or someone else was in imminent danger of death.

4 years ago

New Jersey attorney general Gurbir Grewal speaks during a news conference
Government
New Jersey

Grewal leaving the Murphy administration for the SEC

Gurbir Grewal, the nation’s first Sikh attorney general, has been appointed head of enforcement for the Securities and Exchange Commission.

4 years ago

New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton
Economy
Government
New Jersey

‘Sucker signed’: Murphy approves New Jersey’s biggest spending plan ever

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed the state's largest budget ever after swift passage by the Legislature with little time for public scrutiny of the bill.

4 years ago

Police officers patrol Market Street in Wilmington
Delaware
Policing

Bill to change Delaware police Bill of Rights won’t happen this year

The Wilmington lawmaker sponsoring the measure has put it on hold, citing uncertain backing because of opposition from police groups.

4 years ago

The exterior of Legislative Hall in Dover.
Delaware
Government

Delaware operating budget approved, but lots of legislation left for state lawmakers

Delaware’s $4.77 billion operating budget was approved days before the June 30 deadline, but lawmakers have lots of work before the end of session Wednesday.

4 years ago

Rev. Robert Collier addresses the media at a press conference
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Elected officials, clergy applaud increased funding for violence prevention in Philly

City Council recently passed a budget for FY22 that includes $155 million for anti-violence efforts — believed to be the most Philly has ever spent on the issue.

4 years ago

Plastic bags can be seen through the window of a restaurant
Radio Times
Environment
Homelessness
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia
Sports

Regional Roundup – 06/28/21

How will Philly's plastic bag ban play out for small businesses? Are we paying enough attention to foster care youth once they age out of the system?

Air Date: June 28, 2021 10:00 am

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The exterior of the Pennsylvania Capitol Building.
Government
K-12
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s $40 billion budget includes more money for poorest school districts, saves bulk of federal relief funding

Republicans said squirreling away $5 billion in federal money was smart planning for the future, while Democrats lamented the investments that might have been.

4 years ago

Residents line up outside the Montgomery County, Pa., Voter Services office, Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Norristown, Pa. Monday is the last day in Pennsylvania to register to vote in the Nov. 3 election in which the presidential battleground state is playing a central role in the contest between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Government
Pennsylvania

Pa. GOP circumvented Wolf on pandemic rules by ballot measure. Next up? Voter ID

Critics say it’s a technique that Republicans appear increasingly willing to use as they clash with Gov. Tom Wolf over highly politicized issues, like voting and the pandemic.

4 years ago

Volunteers load groceries into vehicles during a food distribution event
Income Inequality
New Jersey
Public Health

With food insecurity still on the rise, N.J. may create cabinet role dedicated to fighting hunger

New Jerseyans in need continue to seek help from food pantries as the Legislature passes a bill to create the cabinet-level position of a Food Insecurity Advocate.

4 years ago

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