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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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A memorial on 60th Street in West Philadelphia
Gun Violence
Philadelphia

Philly leaders continue pushing Kenney to do more for neighborhoods hit hardest by gun violence

A July 30 deadline for Mayor Kenney to present a more detailed plan to stop gun violence in 14 hard-hit zip codes came and went. Now, he has a new deadline.

5 years ago

People from a coalition of housing justice groups hold signs protesting evictions during a news conference
Homelessness
Housing
National

Frustration as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire

Millions of Americans face being forced from their homes with the midnight Saturday expiration of a moratorium on evictions during the pandemic.

5 years ago

A general view of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center
Elections
Government
Law

Pennsylvania court vacancies allow voters to shape judiciary

There are four state appeals court seats that are up for grabs in the November election.

5 years ago

Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf in Wilkes-Barre on May 19, 2021. (Gov. Tom Wolf/Flickr)
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Public Health

Wolf wants lawmakers to extend opioid emergency declaration

In a letter to the General Assembly, Tom Wolf said he plans an Aug. 5 renewal of the disaster emergency declaration first issued in January 2018.

5 years ago

Three of Deepwater Wind's five turbines stand in the water off Block Island
Energy
Environment

Renewables overtake coal, but natural gas still dominates as the nation’s power generator

Wind, hydroelectric, solar, biomass, and geothermal sources combined in 2020 to inch out coal and nuclear power for the first time.

5 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Franklin, center, speaks to supporters of President Donald Trump
Elections
Government
Government Accountability

Philly election commissioners deny ‘audit’ request for 2020 ballots and voting machines

Mastriano, an ally of former President Donald Trump, has repeatedly disseminated false information about the 2020 presidential election.

5 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart (Lindsay Lazarski/WHY)
Behavioral Health
Government
Philadelphia

City Controller’s audit finds Philly’s behavioral health contractor overspent, lacked accountability

The audit of Community Behavioral Health was the first look in 20 years at spending for the HealthChoices Behavioral Healthcare Program.

5 years ago

Joe Biden speaks from a podium at the White House
Homelessness
Housing
Income Inequality

Biden to allow eviction moratorium to expire Saturday

The moratorium was put in place put in place last September by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

5 years ago

Rooftop solar panels are pictured at Newark Liberty International Airport
Energy
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

After years of debate, New Jersey agrees to new solar incentives

New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President Joseph Fiordaliso said the new program will help advance the Murphy administration’s goal of 100% clean energy by mid-century.

5 years ago

The moves by the Justice Department are part of the Biden administration's push to demonstrate it is on guard amid new voting restrictions that Republican-led states have proposed and enacted. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability

The Justice Department puts states on notice about election audits and voting changes

The Justice Department is putting states on notice about their obligations under federal law as GOP-led efforts to conduct reviews of the 2020 election intensify.

5 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks during a visit to the Lehigh Valley operations facility for Mack Trucks in Macungie, Pa., Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Economic Development
Government
Infrastructure

Infrastructure deal: Senate ready to move ahead on $1T bill

“This deal signals to the world that our democracy can function,” Biden said in a statement. “We will once again transform America and propel us into the future.”

5 years ago

Craig Snyder smiles with his arms crossed
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

Philly Republican makes bid for U.S. Senate on anti-Trump agenda

Synder’s thinking is simple: If five or more GOP candidates compete for the Trump voters, and one goes for the other 40%, “that’s a winnable race.”

5 years ago

Jim Kenney speaks from a podium, with other elected officials behind him
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philly moving forward with grants program to fund community groups in anti-violence fight

Philadelphia is planning to add $20 million to anti-violence efforts, targeting small groups who have not received funding in the past.

5 years ago

A waiter takes the order of customers inside a restaurant
New Jersey
Public Health

New Jersey officials now ‘strongly recommend’ wearing masks indoors

Atlantic, Burlington, and Ocean counties have experienced substantial spread of COVID-19 in the last week, and would fall under the CDC’s new masking guidance.

5 years ago

A close-up of a Pennsylvania congressional map.
Keystone Crossroads
Elections
Pennsylvania

Will this round of Pa. redistricting be another all-out war? It’s all in the details

Being willing to split towns and counties might actually be more fair, mapping experts argue — even though it goes against old school conventional wisdom.

5 years ago

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