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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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Government Accountability

Wage gap divides city workers along racial lines

8 years ago

Gov. Carney and state legislators show support for paid maternity leave.
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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.

8 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 ...

8 years ago

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SBA Administrator Linda McMahon answers a question in WHYY's Wilmington studio during an interview Tuesday.
Delaware
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U.S. small-business czar makes stop in Delaware

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

8 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.

8 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.

8 years ago

South Korea's Unification Minister Cho Myung-gyun, (left), shakes hands with North Korean chief delegate Ri Son Gwon after their meeting at the village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, on Tuesday. (AFP Photo / Korea pool/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
International

North and South Korea reach breakthroughs in first high-level talks in 2 years

Cocooned by cameras, North Korea's negotiating team crossed the border Tuesday by foot.

8 years ago

The testimony of Glenn Simpson, co-founder of the research firm Fusion GPS, was released by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. Simpson testified in August. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)
NPR
Elections

Fusion GPS founder’s Senate Judiciary testimony on ‘Russia dossier’ released

The former British intelligence officer who authored the infamous Russia dossier wanted to show it to the FBI because he was concerned that Trump was being blackmailed.

8 years ago

A giant North Korean flag flutters from a 528-foot pole near the border with South Korea. Tunnels built by North Korea's military are believed to extend across the border. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
NPR
Military

As North Korea tensions rise, U.S. Army trains soldiers to fight in tunnels

Officials say the training is expected to take place throughout 2018.

8 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.

8 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.

8 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.

8 years ago

A marijuana plants stands amid a plantation discovered near San Quintin in Baja California state, Mexico, Friday, July 15, 2011. Soldiers have found the largest marijuana plantation ever detected in Mexico, a huge field covering almost 300 acres (120 hectares), covered by shaded netting, the Defense Department said Thursday. The plantation is four times larger than the previous record discovery by authorities at a ranch in northern Chihuahua state in 1984. (AP Photo/Alexandre Meneghini)
Radio Times
Public Health
Public Safety

Marijuana in the Trump age

Guests: John Hudak, James Higdon, Robert Mikos Attorney Jeff Sessions announced last week that the Justice Depart ...

Air Date: January 9, 2018

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Large coal power plant. (Big Stock photo)
Energy

FERC rejects Trump bid to boost coal, nuclear power

An independent energy agency on Monday rejected a Trump administration plan to bolster coal-fired and nuclear power plants, dealing a blo ...

8 years ago

New Jersey Transit officials testify at a legislative hearing in Trenton.
New Jersey
Technology
Transportation

NJ Transit says just 6 percent of its fleet has positive train control

At a legislative hearing in Trenton Monday, NJ Transit said just 6 percent of its locomotives have the collision avoidance system, and is ramping up efforts.

8 years ago

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