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How Grassroots Groups Changed the Kansas Legislature

For more political coverage on social media platforms, #KS2016 is the hashtag to use.
For more political coverage on social media platforms, #KS2016 is the hashtag to use.

The post-mortem on the primary election in Kansas has continued, almost a full month after the results were tallied. How did moderates oust so many incumbent conservatives? As reporter Sam Zeff discovered, one big reason is the unexpected emergence of a couple of grassroots education groups in Johnson County.


Sam Zeff is a reporter for KCUR, which is a partner with Kansas Public Radio in a statewide collaboration covering elections in Kansas. To participate in online conversations on Kansas politics on social media, search #ks2016.

KCUR-FM, 89.3FM, is the flagship NPR station of the Kansas City metro area. It is part of Kansas City Public Media and part of the NPR digital network. Licensed to the University of Missouri-Kansas City and located on the UMCK campus.