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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

Old Main, an administrative building and landmark of Penn State campus, State College, Pennsylvania. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

State-related universities fearful of becoming casualties of Pa.’s ongoing budget impasse

Pa. budget impasse has put funding for Pennsylvania’s state-related universities in jeopardy. Without it, in-state students will likely see a tuition spike.

8 years ago

Inside the Pennsylvania state capitol building (AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pa. GOP bid for Medicaid work requirements unlikely to withstand veto

House Republicans have managed to slide a piece of priority legislation through their chamber and on to Democratic Governor Tom Wolf's desk.

8 years ago

Packages containing a nasal inhalant
Health

Pa. offering $5M worth of naloxone to first responders

Pennsylvania will spend $5 million on the overdose-reversal medication naloxone to help first responders fight the toll of the opioid epidemic.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania's oddly-shaped 7th Congressional district is often cited as an extreme example of gerrymandering.(via govtrack.us)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

New gerrymandering suit challenges Pa. maps in federal court

Five Pennsylvania voters challenged the state's Congressional boundaries in federal court Monday, charging they're gerrymandered to favor Republicans.

8 years ago

backhoe works at a construction site
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Money

Pipeline blasting sprayed Lebanon County home with debris, and may have spread legacy pollution

Blasting to remove rock for construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Lebanon County showered a home and its swimming pool with debris.

8 years ago

Mimi McKenzie and David Gersch, two of the plaintiffs' lawyers arguing state lawsuit on Pa.'s congressional map, stand outside Commonwealth Court  in Harrisburg in October. (Lindsay Lazarski/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. court weighs delaying gerrymander lawsuit similar to case before U.S. Supreme Court

Commonwealth Court Judge Dan Pelligrini heard arguments Wednesday over whether to stay a lawsuit over the state’s congressional distric ...

8 years ago

Man in suit at microphone, background darkened around him
Money

House assigns blame as budget talks crash; Wolf draws ‘line in the sand’

The latest push to finish Pennsylvania’s late, unbalanced budget has melted down.

8 years ago

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(AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Politics & Policy

Pa. house pushes a new hotel tax into budget discussions

After extensive closed negotiations, a House committee moved a plan to close part of the $2.2 billion gap in Pennsylvania’s overdue budget Tuesday evening.

8 years ago

Former first lady Michelle Obama watches the surprise video message from her husband, former President Barack Obama, during the 2017 Pennsylvania Conference for Women. (Photo by Marla Aufmuth/Getty Images for Pennsylvania Conference for Women)
Keystone Crossroads
Lifestyle

At Pa. conference, keynoter Michelle Obama encourages women to speak up

Speaking to more than 12,000 women as if she were their wise, down-to-earth and funny girlfriend, former first lady Michelle Obama advise ...

8 years ago

A bipartisan group of lawmakers and Attorney General Josh Shapiro, a Democrat, held a press conference to address the breach's impact on Pennsylvania. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Harrisburg looks to amend laws in wake of Equifax breach

Several state lawmakers are introducing legislation to help people deal with situations in which their personal information is compromise ...

8 years ago

Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers back to full-time budget talks; no agreements yet

After a week of closed talks between legislative leaders and Governor Tom Wolf, the House and Senate are back in session together for the first time in months.

8 years ago

Michelle Obama
Community

Michelle Obama visits Philly to kick off Pa. Conference for Women

Former first lady Michelle Obama will headline the 14th annual Pennsylvania Conference for Women, which kicks off Tuesday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

8 years ago

WPSU
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Legislative districting split the State College area into 3 state house districts

When you have a question about voting, polling places or legislative districts in Centre County, a good place to start is the Elections Office.

8 years ago

Politics & Policy

Pa. lawmakers will resume session as signs of new budget plan emerge

GOP leaders in Pennsylvania say they're optimistic they'll have some kind of budget framework to present to members this week.

8 years ago

Opponents of the Mariner East 2 pipeline, like those engaged in nonviolent civil disobedience at this site in Huntingdon County, say a blog post is falsely linking them to the alleged sabotage of construction vehicles. So far, no one has presented any evidence the sabotage actually took place.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Politics & Policy

Pipeline critics say blog post seeks to discredit them with ‘fake news’

8 years ago

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