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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

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, left, speaks at a news conference at Island Beach State Park in New Jersey on Wednesday, May 19, 2021, where he announced that the state will give free season-long admission to the park and other state parks to any New Jersey resident who has gotten at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine by July 4. At right is Shawn LaTourette, the acting environmental protection commissioner. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
Community

Gov. Murphy proposes $100 million investment in urban parks

Through the Green Acres Program, several projects across the state in cities will receive funding for either improvement or development.

4 years ago

In this April 29, 2016, file photo, Pope Francis shakes hands with Vice President Joe Biden as he takes part at a congress on the progress of regenerative medicine and its cultural impact, being held in the Pope Paul VI hall at the Vatican
Politics & Policy

Biden to meet Pope Francis amid some rifts with US bishops

Biden is facing strong opposition from many U.S. Catholic bishops over his stances on abortion and LGBTQ rights.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., talk in a basement hallway of the Capitol after meeting with House Democrats to rescue his his $3.5 trillion government overhaul and salvage a related public works bill, in Washington, Friday, Oct. 1, 2021
Politics & Policy

Deal seems near on $2T Biden package, though deadline slips

A deal within reach, President Joe Biden and Congress’ top Democrats have edged close to sealing their giant domestic legislation.

4 years ago

White House press secretary Jen Psaki speaks during a press briefing at the White House, Friday, Oct. 22, 2021, in Washington
Politics & Policy

White House: Biden to outline filibuster changes in ‘weeks’

The filibuster stands in the way as Biden aims to pass sweeping voting laws and secure the nation’s credit.

4 years ago

Rachel Levine, nominated to be an assistant secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee on Capitol Hill in Washington on Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021
NPR
Politics & Policy

Dr. Rachel Levine sworn in as the nation’s first transgender four-star officer

Levine leads the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.

4 years ago

In this Aug. 1, 2018 photo weeds engulf a playground at housing section of the former Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster in Warminster, Pa. the foams once used routinely in firefighting training at military bases contained PFAS. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Science

Environmental advocates applaud EPA plan to address PFAS, but say more is needed

EPA has released a “road map” to prevent PFAS from being released and to speed up the cleanup process. Local environmental advocates say it’s an important first step.

4 years ago

Sen. Joseph McCarthy, R-Wis., testifies during hearings in Washington, D.C., on June 9, 1954. McCarthy stands before a map that charts alleged communist activity in the United States. (Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Decades before Trump’s election lies, McCarthy’s anti-communist fever gripped the GOP

The Republican Party has tackled countless controversies since its birth in the 1850s, but it is hard to find a precedent for the posture it finds itself in today.

4 years ago

Rep. Mike Doyle
Politics & Policy

Doyle, Pennsylvania congressional delegation dean, to retire

The 68-year-old Doyle was first elected in 1994. His district includes all of Pittsburgh and some of its increasingly leftward-leaning suburbs.

4 years ago

David W.C. MacMillan, one of two winners of the Nobel Prize for chemistry, smiles as he is interviewed outside the Frick Chemistry Laboratory and Department of Chemistry at Princeton University, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, in Princeton, N.J. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 10/18/21

A Nobel Prize winner joins us. And, what does the American Heart Association have to say about salt and aspirin?

Air Date: October 18, 2021 10:00 am

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OTANGE CA OCTOBER 17, 2021 - Former President Bill Clinton, standing with his wife, Hillary, and doctors, was discharged from UC Irvine Medical Center Sunday morning, six days after he was admitted and treated for a urological and blood infection. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Former President Bill Clinton released from the hospital

Clinton, 75, had been hospitalized at the UC Irvine Medical Center since Tuesday for a "non-COVID-related infection."

4 years ago

Tamanend Middle School in Warrington, Pa., Bucks County (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. school boards leave national group after it asks Biden for help with violence threats

The decision comes after the National School Boards Association sent a letter to President Biden asking for federal assistance responding to threats against school officials.

4 years ago

Kathy McGuiness (left) and AG Kathy Jennings
Courts & Law

Indicted Delaware auditor accuses attorney general of violating her right to fair trial

Kathy McGuiness faces felony charges for abuse of her office. She says AG Kathy Jennings had no right to tell the public she would not answer investigators’ questions.

4 years ago

SAN PABLO, CA -  APRIL 24: Dr. Melina Beaton wears full personal protective equipment while administering a swab test on a patient at a walk-up coronavirus testing site at West County Health Center in San Pablo, Calif. Friday, April 24, 2020. California Governor Gavin Newsom says the state will need to test 60,000 to 80,000 each day in order to safely reopen society, with essential workers being tested more frequently than others. The state plans to open 86 new testing sites in
NPR
Health

The federal government pledges $100 million to address health care worker shortages

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is now committing $100 million through the American Rescue Plan to help solve the problem.

4 years ago

Election workers, left, check in voters before they cast their ballots in the Pennsylvania primary in Philadelphia
Politics & Policy

Time is running out for Pennsylvanians to apply for a mail ballot in the general election

Acting Secretary of State Veronica Degraffenreid says voters who choose to vote by mail should submit their application as soon as possible.

4 years ago

The exterior of the Pennsylvania Capitol
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmakers hand out millions in public contracts to law firms that fill their campaign coffers

The mutually beneficial system, entirely legal, enriches the campaigns of Pa. lawmakers, who in turn hire firms for all types of legal matters — and all paid for by taxpayers.

4 years ago

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