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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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Down the Shore
New Jersey

Christie denounces oil, gas drilling off N.J. coast

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has reaffirmed his opposition to the Trump administration's proposal for drilling off the New Jersey coastline.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf announcing his declaration of a 'State of Emergency' to deal with the opioid epidemic
Addiction
Pennsylvania

Gov. Tom Wolf declares ‘state of emergency’ in Pa. opioid epidemic

There will be a command center at the state's emergency management headquarters in Harrisburg and provide wider access to the prescription drug monitoring program.

7 years ago

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In this file photo, Tony Pouliot demonstrates the goCrop app on his mobile photo in the cab of his combine on his farm in Westford, Vt. (Toby Talbot/AP)
Infrastructure
Pennsylvania
Technology

Need for high-speed internet tops Pa. lawmakers’ agriculture agenda

Eight percent of Pennsylvania doesn't have broadband access.

7 years ago

Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol building in Harrisburg, Monday, July 10, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Gender
Law
Pennsylvania

If not taxpayers, who should pay for sexual harassment claims?

Pennsylvania has spent at least $1.5 million to settle sexual harassment cases over the last eight years.

7 years ago

A man walks down a hall toward the light of the Capitol rotunda, in Harrisburg, Pa.
Gender
Pennsylvania

Personal account of sexual harassment in Pa. Capitol spurs others to share stories

Philadelphia Inquirer reporter Angela Couloumbis, who covers state government in Harrisburg, wrote a first-person account of how men behave around her in the Capitol.

7 years ago

Listen 6:29
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Washington. From left, Trump, Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., and Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif.
National Interest

The camera doesn’t lie: On immigration, Trump is rudderless

Based on yesterday's meeting, he believes in everything that everyone in both parties said — although he'd be fine with endorsing all of it or none of it.

7 years ago

PlanPhilly
Government Accountability

Wage gap divides city workers along racial lines

7 years ago

Gov. Carney and state legislators show support for paid maternity leave.
Business
Delaware
Health Care

Delaware governor announces support for paid family leave

Gov. John Carney and state legislators announced a bill Tuesday that would offer 12 weeks paid maternity or paternity leave to full-time state employees.

7 years ago

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie waves to lawmakers before delivering his final state of the state address at the Statehouse in Trenton Tuesday. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
New Jersey

Video of Governor Chris Christie's final State of the State address

Outgoing Gov. Chris Christie said Tuesday that New Jersey needed “tough and plain-spoken leadership” when he took office e ...

7 years ago

Listen 5:32
SBA Administrator Linda McMahon answers a question in WHYY's Wilmington studio during an interview Tuesday.
Delaware
Economy

U.S. small-business czar makes stop in Delaware

SBA Administrator Linda McMahon is touring the country and meeting with small-business owners.

7 years ago

In this Nov. 10, 2011 file photo, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett speaks during a news conference after a Penn State Board of Trustees meeting in State College, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP, file)
Pennsylvania

Corbett looks back at Sandusky scandal, fallout

Corbett told Radio PA “mistakes were made” in the handling of the situation.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Immigration
National

Trump suggests 2-phase immigration deal for ‘Dreamers’

Seeking a bipartisan compromise to avoid a government shutdown, Trump suggested an immigration deal could be reached in two phases.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump's White House Senior Adviser Stephen Miller arrives for a state dinner for President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe the Akasaka Palace, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017, in Tokyo.
National Interest

Bravo, Jake Tapper: ‘I’ve wasted enough of my viewers’ time’

In the spirit of balance, cable news anchors have tried to book Trump defenders who respect facts and civil engagement. All too often, the guests rant and rave and lie.

7 years ago

(Patrick Semansky/AP Photo, file)
Business
Delaware
Economic Development
Politics

Biden talks political divide at Delaware Chamber of Commerce dinner

Former Vice President Joe Biden talked about the “broken political system” in the U.S. during a keynote address to members of the Delaware Chamber of Commerce Monday night.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale, speaks after he was sworn in for his second term at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.
Pennsylvania

Pa. auditor general renews calls for expanded authority

The nonpartisan elected officer can’t investigate legislative spending or municipal authorities — despite years of pushes to allow it.

7 years ago

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