Poll: Kansans favor current system of judicial selection

The Wichita Eagle Blog writes that a new poll shows that the public still supports the current system -- which the Kansas Senate voted to change yesterday -- of judicial selection in Kansas.

The possibility of a Republican-controlled Senate in 2014

Axiom Strategies looks at how Republicans could take control of the U.S. Senate in 2014.

How Operation Clean Sweep is meant to address crime in KC

Chief's Blog details Operation Clean Sweep, an effort by the Kansas City Police Department to get violent offenders off the street. 20 Pounds of Headlines notes that Mayor Sly James had some strong words on crime and for criminals.

Brown defends gun safety bill

PoliticMo writes that state Sen. Dan Brown is defending his decision to propose a bill in the Missouri Senate that would require first-graders to take a gun safety course.

Taking a look at the candidates for Emerson's seat

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch Political Fix considers the field of candidates for former U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson's seat.