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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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Downed tree limbs remain on cars outside a business Wednesday May 29, 2019 in Morgantown, Berks County. The National Weather Service says a tornado has been confirmed Tuesday in eastern Pennsylvania, where damage to some homes and businesses occurred, but there were no immediate reports of injuries. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Science
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Why this season of tornadoes in Pa. has been ‘absolutely berserk’; a meteorologist explains

“What you’re seeing here is not unusual. What made it noteworthy is how persistent and stubborn that pattern has been.”

6 years ago

Karen Muir, (front), Becker's attorney, walked out of the Centre County Courthouse on Thursday, after the jury rendered a verdict for Becker. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Courts & Law

Jury finds former Penn State fraternity brother guilty of hindering investigation

To find Becker guilty of hindering, the jurors needed to believe that he concealed or destroyed evidence for a police investigation and that he did so intentionally.

6 years ago

Delaware County council chairman John McBlain and council member Kevin Madden discuss a proposed measure on new ethics requirements at the Thornberry Township building in Cheyney, Pa. on Wednesday, May 29, 2019. (Kriston Jae Bethel for WHYY)
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Politics & Policy

Delco Dems push ethics plan that GOP calls a stunt

Democrats hoping to overturn a century of GOP rule in suburban Delaware County pushed an ethics reform plan at a County Council meeting, angering Republicans.

6 years ago

In this March 7, 2019, file photo visitors to the Pittsburgh veterans job fair meet with recruiters at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh.
(Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Money
PA Post

Pa. job report shows regional range in unemployment

Pa.’s unemployment rate has been on the decline over the last year but the picture is different when looking at individual areas across the state.

6 years ago

A drill rig in the Tiadaghton State Forest (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Wolf rejects Pa. Senate’s infrastructure proposal funded by forest drilling

After months of Governor Tom Wolf promoting a sweeping infrastructure plan funded by a tax on natural gas drillers, some Senate Republicans have come up with an alternative.

6 years ago

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman takes his statewide listening tour to gauge Pennsylvanians’ interest in legalizing marijuana to the American Legion Post 109 in Mechanicsburg. (Sean Simmers/PennLive)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Recreational marijuana laws were put on hold by N.J. and N.Y. What’s that mean for Pennsylvania?

Key lawmakers say what does or doesn’t happen in New York and New Jersey doesn’t affect their thinking on what should happen here.

6 years ago

Workers wade through floodwaters to recover lumber that floated from a lumber yard, Wednesday, May 29, 2019, in Harmony, Pa. More storms are predicted for the area. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Science

3 tornadoes confirmed after severe storms rake Pennsylvania

Experts said there were tornadoes on Tuesday in Indiana, Bradford and Berks counties. There were no reports of injuries.

6 years ago

Bucks County Justice Center (Google Maps)
Courts & Law

Bucks County faces $67 million verdict in records case

Nearly 67,000 people's expunged prison booking history was available through an inmate lookup tool on the Bucks County website.

6 years ago

State Sen. Vincent Hughes announces proposed legislation that would allocate surplus state funds to emergency school repairs, largely in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Citing ‘emergency’ repair needs, Democrats call for $125M for Pa. schools

A one-time cash subsidy would remediate the worst conditions in Pa. public schools — with most of the money going to Philadelphia.

6 years ago

For an annual report card evaluating the 200-mile-long bay, researchers at the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science on Tuesday, May 21, 2019 gave the Chesapeake a grade of 46% for 2018, down from 54% in 2017. All of the indicators factored into the bay's health index declined or stayed flat last year. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Science

Chesapeake Bay watchdog criticizes Pa. over pollution reduction progress

A nonprofit that tracks pollution in the Chesapeake Bay said Pennsylvania has failed to protect the nation's largest estuary from farm manure and stormwater.

6 years ago

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address for the 2019-20 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Gov. Wolf pushes for LGBTQ protections in face of ACA changes

A bill to extend the commonwealth's civil rights protections to LGBTQ people has repeatedly stalled in the Pennsylvania Legislature.

6 years ago

At the kitchen table, Summer Mills goes over documents accumulated in the past months while dealing with dental issues on April 12, 2019. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Health
Broke in Philly

For adults on Medicaid, getting dental care is an uphill battle

Pennsylvania curtailed benefits in 2011, and adults now either pull diseased teeth or pay out of pocket because procedures like root canals aren’t covered.

6 years ago

Listen 4:59
Centre County introduced new Electronic Systems & Software voting machines in the primary on May 21, 2019. (Min Xian/WPSU)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Here’s who makes money from the voting machine requirement for Pa. counties

As of early May, 18 counties picked ES&S at an estimated total cost of $48 million.

6 years ago

Young peregrine falcons living on a ledge of Harrisburg’s Rachel Carson building regard several state biologists with suspicion. (Courtesy of DEP)
Community
PA Post

Decades after ‘Silent Spring,’ peregrine falcons thrive on Harrisburg’s Rachel Carson Building

The predatory falcons, once completely wiped out in Pennsylvania, have settled on the 15th floor ledge of a building that’s home to the Department of Environmental Protection.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania's new ongressional map as drawn by the Pa. Supreme Court after it found the previous version an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Want to help fight gerrymandering? Pa. redistricting commission coming to Philly Tuesday

Input on how to create fair congressional, legislative district maps gathered at redistricting commission hearings will be sent to Pa. Gov. Wolf in a report this fall.

6 years ago

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