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In an effort to protect against voter fraud, new and stricter voter I.D. laws have proliferated. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach now requires proof…

The day after Thanksgiving remains the biggest shopping day of the year, but some researchers say that Black Friday is losing steam, as online shopping…

We know the violent tragedies by the cities where they happened — San Bernardino, Paris, Newtown. Seeing the casualties and the details of what happened…

On this week's Statehouse Blend, columnists and bloggers speculate about spooky legislation we might see in 2016 and discuss the legislative ghosts that…

Is there anything Roy Blount, Jr. hasn't written about? We speak with the author about his latest book, Save Room For Pie, sharing a stage with Bruce…

Across the globe, distinct political institutions and governing mechanisms have developed, but how and when did political order even begin? Starting with…

More companies are beginning to worry about diversity in their offices as the American workforce experiences a huge demographic shift. As Kansas City's…

Rep. Gail McCann Beatty (D-Kansas City) joined KCUR's Statehouse Blend podcast to discuss how the legislature could reconcile the differences between the…

It’s been a mild winter in Kansas City's metro, and the lack of snow and unseasonably warm temperatures have been enjoyed by many. For people who garden,…

Along the presidential campaign trail, candidates are deriding free trade agreements, like the pending Trans-Pacific Partnership. But here in the Midwest…