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  • A Change Of Tone In Topeka?
    How important is the tone a Governor sets in state politics? Can a tenor of optimism or the opposite affect policy? As Kansas transitions from former Gov.…
  • Backs To The Wall
    The clock is ticking for the Kansas Legislature to agree on a new school finance formula. One lawmaker in the middle of the debate says while progress is…
  • Dark Money In The Capital
    A New Missouri Inc., a recently founded nonprofit with ties to Republican Gov. Eric Greitens, has Sen. John Rizzo, D-Kansas City, worried about financial…
  • The Polarization Of Our Politics
    The political divisions in America, and Kansas, appear deeper than ever. Republicans and Democrats can't seem to work together on anything. One candidate…
  • Regulating Guns In Kansas
    In the weeks since the shooting at a Parkland, Florida high school, student activists and others have taken to the streets in an effort to spur policy…
  • Is Kansas Ready For A New Political Party?
    Is this the right time for a new political party in Kansas? Can an independent candidate win the governor’s race? The coming election could give us…
  • Immunizations are one of the most cost-effective health interventions. Yet some vaccines are too expensive to be distributed in low- and middle-income countries.
    How Vulnerable Populations Are Dealing With COVID-19
    What additional steps do those more endangered by the coronavirus take in their daily lives?
  • Head-on photo of Emanuel Cleaver II, a Black man wearing glasses, a white shirt, and a burgundy patterned tie, seated in the KCUR studio in front of a microphone.
    U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver
    Rep. Cleaver on federal pandemic spending
  • Ken Middleton was convicted on the 1990 shooting death of his wife in their Blue Springs home. Middleton claims he's innocent. "Making an Exoneree," a Georgetown University Law Center program has reviewed the case and one law student called the case a "miscarriage of justice."
    Is an imprisoned Blue Springs man innocent in his wife's death? A law program took a closer look
    For more than 35 years, Cliff Middleton has been fighting to free his father from a Missouri prison for a crime they say he didn’t commit. In 1991, Ken Middleton was convicted of murdering his wife in their Blue Springs home, but the Georgetown University Law Center program “Making an Exoneree” reinvestigated and noted glaring discrepancies with his case.
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    Claudia Brancart
    Claudia Brancart
    As a producer for KCUR’s Up To Date, I want listeners to leave the show feeling informed and empowered to make decisions in their daily lives. Whether we’re spotlighting the voice of a creative, business owner or lawmaker, I present stories that matter deeply to Kansas City’s diverse communities. Reach me at claudiab@kcur.org.
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