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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

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Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

New limits would curtail lobbyist perks for Pa. lawmakers, but one leader could stand in the way

Senate President Jake Corman, who has reported accepting thousands of dollars in hospitality and transportation gifts, has yet to join fellow GOP leaders in support.

4 years ago

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney speaks with members of the media during a news conference
Government
New Jersey
Politics

Steve Sweeney has conceded. What does that mean for South Jersey?

N.J. Senate President Steve Sweeney has conceded his reelection bid. It’s the end of an era for South Jersey, so what comes next?

4 years ago

Listen 4:54
United States Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm toured the ECA (Energy Coordinating Agency), an energy efficiency job training facility in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, with Jackie Robinson, ECA’s lead trainer
Employment
Energy
Infrastructure
National

Energy Secretary Granholm, visiting Philly, touts infrastructure bill and expected job creation

In Kensington, Granholm said some of the new $3.5B in funds for weatherization will likely go to the Energy Coordinating Agency.

4 years ago

The flag-draped casket of former Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner is carried out of the Church of Nazarene after a funeral service in Milford, Del., Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
Delaware
Government
History

‘America should know’ Ruth Ann Minner: Biden delivers eulogy for former Delaware governor

President Biden called former Delaware Gov. Ruth Ann Minner a “true pioneer” in remarks at her funeral Wednesday afternoon in Milford.

4 years ago

Mail-in election ballot. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

Pa. announces recount in statewide judicial race with Democrat holding narrow lead

More than a week after Election Day, the Pa. Department of State has confirmed it is conducting a recount in the race for Commonwealth Court.

4 years ago

New Jersey Senate President Steve Sweeney conceded Wednesday following last week’s election. (6abc)
Elections
New Jersey

N.J. Senate President Sweeney concedes 3rd district race, vows he will not ‘go away’

Sen. Steve Sweeney, the longest-serving Senate president in New Jersey history, officially conceded in the race for the 3rd legislative district Wednesday.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Republican Sen. Jake Corman speaks to the press
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Corman contracts COVID-19, amid gubernatorial expectations

The diagnosis came a day before the ranking Republican in Pennsylvania’s state Senate was expected to announce his candidacy for governor.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Law
Pennsylvania

Pa. Senate backs bill to allow guns to be carried without permit

Democrats warned the result of such legislation becoming law would be more death and more violence amid already-spiking gun violence and the spread of illegal guns.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden arrives on stage
Keystone Crossroads
Income Inequality
Kids
Philadelphia
Taxes

Biden’s child tax credit is cutting poverty in Philly, but many with deepest needs aren’t getting the cash

Amid some success stories, a Keystone Crossroads investigation finds that a large percentage of those most in need in Philadelphia don’t seem to be getting the cash.

4 years ago

Listen 4:43
Kayleigh McEnany and White House senior adviser Stephen Miller walk across the South Lawn
Government
Government Accountability
National

House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas 10 former White House aides

The subpoenas issued Tuesday include demands for documents and testimony from senior adviser Stephen Miller and press secretary Kayleigh McEnany.

4 years ago

House Speaker Bryan Cutler is seen wearing a face mask
Government
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Top Pa. House Republican wants to greatly expand lawmakers’ power over the governor, executive branch

A majority of lawmakers would be able to block orders, such as one requiring masks in schools, from continuing past 21 days.

4 years ago

A nurse from AltaMed Health Services hands out a vaccine card
NPR
Law
Public Health

Blocked for now, Biden’s vaccine-or-test rule for workers faces uncertain future

The Biden administration says it will defend its rule requiring some 84 million workers to get vaccinated or undergo weekly testing. More than two dozen states have sued.

4 years ago

File photo: Shown is a mail-in ballot return box in Willow Grove, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics

Montco GOP alleges ‘lack of trust’ in election results, but says there’s no evidence of fraud

Republicans are upset that a printing error caused delays in counting ballots, but say they have no reason not to trust the results.

4 years ago

File photo: New Jersey State Capitol building in Trenton. (Alan Tu/WHYY)
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

Social justice groups say N.J. needs a person of color as the next Senate president

Leaders from several social justice groups say the time is long overdue for a person of color to assume the second most powerful position in New Jersey government.

4 years ago

The U.S. Navy launches the USNS Harvey Milk, a fleet replenishment oiler ship named after the first openly gay elected official, in San Diego, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. The Navy ship is the second of six vessels in the Navy's John Lewis-class program, second to the USNS John Lewis. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo)
NPR
LGBTQ
Military
National

The U.S. Navy has christened a ship named after slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk

4 years ago

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