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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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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

United States Capitol building, Washington, D.C.  (Photo via ShutterStock)
Politics & Policy

Pa. could be ‘ground zero’ for the 2018 mid-term elections

Franklin and Marshall College pollster Terry Madonna said most of the open seats will probably stay Republican.

8 years ago

Scott Wallace and his wife, Christy, pose for a photo during a trip to Antarctica.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Democrats rise to take on Republican Rep. Fitzpatrick in Bucks County

Two new Democrats have emerged to run in the 8th Congressional District in Bucks County, held by Republican Brian Fitzpatrick.

8 years ago

File photo: Pennsylvania state capitol building on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania revenue collection in flux due to new federal tax law

Spurred by changes in the federal tax law, Pennsylvanians seem to have rushed to pay state income taxes early in hopes of taking advantage of uncapped deductions

8 years ago

FirstEnergy's Bruce Mansfield Power Plant in Shippingport, Pa. Photo: Reid Frazier
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Power grid bracing for ‘bomb cyclone,’ bitter cold

8 years ago

A man walks down a hall toward the light of the Capitol rotunda, Wednesday, March 15, 2006, in Harrisburg, Pa.
Politics & Policy

Pa. state lawmakers set agendas for 2018

Job creation is a bipartisan goal for Pennsylvania legislators in 2018

8 years ago

A Mariner East 2 construction site in Lebanon County. Sunoco says it expects to have the pipeline in service by the end of the second quarter, 2018. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

DEP suspends all construction on Mariner East 2 pipeline

8 years ago

 Gov. Tom Wolf speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in his Capitol offices, Wednesday, March 11, 2015 in Harrisburg, Pa. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. judge lets case proceed challenging constitutionality of state budget

The suit alleges top elected officials have violated the Pa. constitution by passing budgets without fully funding them, and borrowing money to pay off a previous year’s debt.

8 years ago

StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Federal repeal of fracking regulations affects relatively small amount of Pa. land

8 years ago

Julia Bright (left) celebrates while her mother, Rebecca Rhynhart (center), is sworn in as Philadelphia city controller.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Philly city controllers — going places?

Here's a look at the political prospects of the first woman to become Philadelphia controller, and the candidate she beat who seems ready to run for mayor.

8 years ago

Listen 4:44
Farmland on the outskirts of the Titusville School District (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Rural Pa. public schools look to break cycle of struggle, welfare, and addiction in the Northwest

Titusville’s story is echoed across many towns in Pennsylvania, where a solid middle-class workforce was once sustained by no more than a high school degree.

8 years ago

Jerry L. Sanders Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Delaware County Sheriff at an induction ceremony in Media. Sanders was part of a wave of Democrats elected last year, reflecting a demographic change in the former Republican stronghold.
Politics & Policy

Dems vow more transparency in historic Delco swearing-in ceremony

A panel of judges oversaw the swearing in of Democrats to Delaware County elected offices Tuesday, the culmination of years of changing demographics in suburban Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Listen 1:53
House Transportation Committee Chairman Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., center, accompanied by House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise of La., right, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2015.
Politics & Policy

Pa. Rep. Bill Shuster, transportation panel chairman, to retire

Pennsylvania Rep. Bill Shuster, the powerful Republican chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced Tuesday that he won't run for re-election.

8 years ago

Self-care reminder written on an isolated sticky note. (Photo Courtesy BigStock)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

5 steps to self-care for parents in the New Year

What are your New Year’s resolutions? Are you working towards specific goals this year?

8 years ago

The Delaware River basin: Officials say proposed new rules would strengthen protections against contamination from any fracking waste water brought into the basin. (KATIE COLANERI/STATEIMPACT PENNSYLVANIA)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

DRBC’s new rule would protect against frack-waste contamination, officials say

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, January 1, 2018

Frigid temperatures in Philadelphia can’t keep the Mummers from their annual New Years strut. Meanwhile, outreach workers try to fi ...

Air Date: January 1, 2018

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