KC Buzz Blog is a place to get local, state and national political news and commentary. It will provide links to documents, fund-raising reports, speeches and other political blogs. It will offer previews of The Star's politicial coverage and editorial and op/ed columns. The Civic Mall will help you track governmental bodies and legislation and contact lawmakers. At election time, Election Central will carry issues grids, ad watches, profiles and interviews with candidates and more.
Content for KC Buzz Blog will be provided by The Kansas City Star's political reporters and editors.
Readers are invited to comment on postings. But keep it civil or your comment will be removed. The Rules of Civic Engagement are posted below.
As for our blogrolls, just because we list a blog doesn't mean we agree with it. And if you find some of the content on a blog objectionable, you can let us know but should direct your complaints and/or anger at the blog author himself.
If you see a governmental Web site or political blog you want listed, just e-mail us and we'll consider it.
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Keith Chrostowski, deputy national editor: chrostowski@kcstar.com
Contributors
Darryl Levings, national editor: levings@kcstar.com
David Goldstein, Washington correspondent: dgoldstein@krwashington.com
Dave Helling, political reporter: dhelling@kcstar.com
Tim Hoover, Missouri statehouse reporter: thoover@kcstar.com
Lynn Horsley, Kansas City Hall reporter: lhorsley@kcstar.com
David Klepper, Kansas statehouse reporter: dklepper@kcstar.com
Steve Kraske, political reporter: skraske@kcstar.com
DeAnn Smith, Jackson County reporter: dsmith@kcstar.com
Matt Stearns, Washington correspondent: mstearns@krwashington.com
Jim Sullinger, Kansas statehouse reporter: jsullinger@kcstar.com
Kit Wagar, Missouri statehouse reporter: kwagar@kcstar.com
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