New York Democratic primaries

Beyond the expected, and always thrilling, feeling I get from voting, today's Democratic primary got me thinking about the multiple channels through which we learn about political candidates. Sure, one has read scads and scads about the effects of T.V. coverage on major races, but what about the smaller local races: judgeships, city council, etc.

What sources would an interested citizen consult to find out candidates' stances of major issues? In the past, it's been tough to find such information:

• For the 2000 November elections, I was disappointed to find a relative lack of reasonable unbiased reporting in this direction (where were you, League of Women Voters' reports of my youth?).
  
• This year, the information on each candidate in the free mailed Voter Guide from the New York City Campaign Finance Board was generic enough as to be basically useless--provided by the candidates themselves and generally obscurantist, especially for the bigger races.

I'd like to think the Internet is changing this somewhat. At least for New York City, http://www.gothamgazette.com offers brief summaries of each candidate for each office, listings of endorsements, and links to related online news articles and opinion pieces.

What about the rest of the country?

And, more pointedly, what about Kansas?