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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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Pennsylvania

A bartender pours a cocktail into glasses with ice cubes. (iStock)
Politics & Policy
PA Post

Pa. Liquor Control Board’s refusal to share records with state lawmaker sparks court battle

Act 39 of 2016 authorized the liquor control board to auction all expired or rescinded restaurant licenses since the year 2000.

7 years ago

Three Mile Island
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

As Three Mile Island stops producing electricity, one local community braces for change

For those who live nearby, the possibility of the plant’s closure loomed for years.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania state Sen. Daylin Leach. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call via AP)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Senate Dems, again, call for Leach to resign. He doesn’t plan to.

The caucus has released a final report about sexual misconduct allegations against Leach. It found “unprofessional” behavior, but no sexual harassment.

7 years ago

(Mark Henninger for Billy Penn)
Money
Broke in Philly

PUC votes to make utility bills more affordable for low-income Pennsylvanians

In a 3-2 vote, Pa.’s Public Utility Commission amended its policy statement to reduce the burden on low-income customers in assistance programs.

7 years ago

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Community

Three Mile Island nuclear power plant’s shutdown is imminent

The shutdown of Three Mile Island, site of the United States' worst commercial nuclear power accident, is imminent.

7 years ago

House Republicans assembled Wednesday to announce plans for a concerted push to pass a package of pro-energy industry bills.
(Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP members begin moving priority, pro-natural gas package

The raft of proposals serves as a rejection of Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s own energy plan.

7 years ago

A 2017 file photo of Republican state Sen. Mike Folmer. He was arrested September 17 and charged with possession of child pornography. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Pa. lawmakers reel after state Sen. Folmer’s ouster

The top Republican, arrested on child pornography charges, was heavily involved in efforts to overhaul redistricting and elections laws.

7 years ago

Clarence Smoyer stands outside Midtown Scholar bookstore in Harrisburg at a book signing event. (Tim Lambert/WITF)
Community

96-year-old Army veteran from Allentown awarded Bronze Star in surprise ceremony at WWII Memorial

The "hero of Cologne" was denied the award nearly 75 years ago "over a stick of gum," according to author Adam Makos.

7 years ago

(Katie Meyer/WITF)
Community
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Environmentalists pressure Wolf to act faster on methane emissions

Their call for action comes as the Trump administration works to loosen federal regulations on the powerful greenhouse gas.

7 years ago

State Rep. Todd Stephens, R-Montgomery, speaks in the state Capitol on Sept. 17, 2019. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Community
PA Post

As lawmakers return to Harrisburg, activists focus on ‘red flag’ gun bill

Both sides will keep a close eye on Senate hearings next week.

7 years ago

Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams in his office in Reading, Pennsylvania. (Matt Smith for Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Amid criticism, Pa. law enforcement confiscated $15 million in property in FY 18

This controversial legal mechanism allows police departments and district attorney offices to profit from property seized during arrests, even if a suspect is never convicted

7 years ago

The map shows the Mariner East 2 pipeline’s path across 17 Pennsylvania counties on its way to the Marcus Hook industrial complex in Delaware County, where the natural gas liquids it carries will be shipped overseas to make plastics. The map was built using state Department of Environmental Protection shapefiles of the route for which DEP issued permits. The line extends west into Ohio. (Scott Blanchard/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Courts & Law
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Court ruling clears way for Mariner East construction to restart in Chester County

PUC will have to lift injunction that blocked work at Chester County site, lawyers say.

7 years ago

Ralliers at the state Capitol often fill the rotunda floor and line its stairs and balconies. In this photo, hundreds of demonstrators gathered for an annual Second Amendment rally. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Politics & Policy

Activists protest Wolf administration’s decision to limit rally sizes in Capitol

The administration says it wants to make sure the rotunda is accessible to people with disabilities. Some disability advocates say the move is unnecessary.

7 years ago

In this June 1, 2018, file photo, people walk on a tour of the West section of the State Correctional Institution at Phoenix in Collegeville, Pa. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Larma, File)
The Why
Courts & Law

Rethinking life without parole in Pa.

More than 5,000 people are serving life in prison in Pennsylvania. Now there are efforts to help some of them get a chance at parole.

Air Date: September 17, 2019

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The Svínafellsjökull glacier in Iceland. Glacial retreat is among the most visible impacts of climate change. Since the early 20th century, with few exceptions, glaciers around the world have been retreating at unprecedented rates. (Marie Cusick / StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Going carbon neutral: Pa.’s key role in fight against climate change

StateImpact Pa. signed on to “Covering Climate Now,” an effort that describes itself as “aimed at strengthening the media’s focus on the climate crisis.”

7 years ago

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