As America grapples with rising political extremism and voter disillusionment, a quiet legal revolution is brewing — and Kansas is at the center of it. On Oct. 17, the University of Kansas hosted a symposium on how state constitutions and courts can uphold democracy amid federal uncertainty. ...

The Docking Institute of Public Affairs at Fort Hays State University has released the report from their 2025 Kansas Speaks public opinion survey. This survey, conducted each fall since 2009, covers questions from satisfaction with political officials and institutions to attitudes on public ...

Has Trump changed how Kansans vote? It’s a question I hear a lot. Here’s my take. To assess change, we need a baseline. Mitt Romney offers one. He represents the final chapter of the Reagan-Bush tradition and the last GOP nominee before Trump fundamentally reshaped the party. ...

Are we entering an era of government by harassment? KCUR reporters recently interviewed immigration lawyers and former detainees in order to analyze the conditions in the Chase County Jail in Cottonwood Falls, where many immigration detainees are being held. Referring to the situation as a ...

It’s not about defeating Sharice Davids. After all, a Democrat occupying one of the four congressional seats is nothing new. It’s not about appeasing Trump. Republicans’ penchant to gerrymander predates his involvement. It’s about Johnson County. For decades, JoCo ...

On Sept. 21, the day before the autumn equinox, about 20 people gathered in Memorial Park in Winfield, Kansas, to mark the conclusion of a local celebration of “Sun Day.” It was a hot Sunday afternoon, and downtown Winfield was pretty quiet. But that didn’t defeat the spirit that was felt ...