The Strawberry Hill Museum, 720 N. 4th St., Kansas City, Kansas, will be the site of a community engagement session tonight.
The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission event will be from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the Strawberry Hill Museum in KCK.
There will be live music, refreshments and conversation.
The KCAIC is engaging communities throughout Kansas to create a strategic plan focused on developing creative and cultural resources as an essential catalyst for innovation and community revitalization, according to KCAIC website information.
The KCAIC is developing a plan that is aimed at re-imagining the place culture holds in Kansas communities, expanding the role the arts play in achieving local priorities, building and supporting statewide infrastructure for the creative sector and outlining broad, high-impact strategies that Kansas sees as necessary for individuals and communities to thrive, according to KCAIC website information.
Members of the public also may contribute their thoughts about the importance of art and culture online at https://www.kansascommerce.gov/events/ec-ks-engagement-session/.
To register for the May 4 event, visit https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07ej56voef6a479e2a&oseq=&c=&ch=
A person killed overnight in Platte City by police after a multi-county pursuit and standoff was the suspect in an early-morning homicide Sunday at a tavern in Kansas City, Kansas, according to a Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department spokesman.
Mekiah D. Harris, 26, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, was killed after the pursuit and standoff in Platte City.
He was the suspect in an early-morning homicide Sunday in Kansas City, Kansas, police stated. The victim of the homicide, Michael A. Rehard, a resident of Kansas City, Kansas, died on Sunday morning at the tavern location, according to authorities.
A spokesman for the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department said KCK officers were not involved in the pursuit or the standoff on Wednesday.
A warrant had been issued for Harris on Tuesday morning for one count of first-degree murder and two counts of aggravated battery, according to KCK police.
Two other victims of the Sunday morning shooting on North 6th Street were taken to the hospital, police stated. Both remain hospitalized, but are expected to recover, police said.
The Platte County Sheriff’s Office will lead an investigation into the police-involved shooting, according to the KCK police spokesman.
Gov. Laura Kelly spoke at a Topeka home today while signing a bill to cut property taxes. The bill provides tax relief for Kansas veterans and the elderly through property tax refunds and gives tax credits to teachers who purchase school supplies from their own pockets. (Photo from Gov. Kelly’s office)
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly today ceremonially signed legislation at a Topeka home to celebrate the bipartisan passage of House Bill 2239, which cuts property taxes.
It provides additional tax relief for Kansas veterans and the elderly through property tax refunds and gives tax credits to teachers who purchase school supplies out of their own pockets.
“I know inflation is hurting everyone’s wallet, and costs are going up,” Gov. Kelly said. “So today, we’re celebrating a bipartisan tax cut for families to put money back into Kansans’ pockets. Families will now have more money to buy food, school supplies, or pay the bills – every bit helps. We’ll continue to make fiscally responsible decisions to provide relief to Kansans across the state.”
“It has always been a dream of mine to make it easier for fixed income seniors and disabled veterans to stay in their homes,” State Sen. Tom Holland, the ranking minority member on the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee, said. “Seniors and veterans have contributed so much to our communities, our state, and our country, and this bill gives everyone another reason to live out their golden years in their home right here in Kansas.”
“I was proud to work with legislators from both parties on legislation that provides needed tax relief for homeowners and encourages growth and re-investment in two of our largest industries—agriculture and aviation,” Rep. Adam Smith, chair of the House Taxation Committee, said. “The investments and tax credits that we are making this year are designed to promote economic growth throughout the state for many years to come while keeping taxes property taxes low for homeowners.”
Residential property taxes for up to the first $40,000 of assessed value will be exempt. This property tax cut will save Kansans more than $133.5 million in residential property taxes and apply to more than one million properties across the state.
In addition, HB 2239 provides Kansans 65-plus years of age, surviving spouses, or disabled veterans a new Homestead Property Tax refund program beginning with the 2022 tax year. This program will refund based on the change in property tax rates. Property tax relief was highlighted in the final report presented by the Governor’s Council on Tax Reform which looked at a broad approach to balancing sales, income, and property taxes to make Kansas a more attractive place to live and work.
More information about HB 2239 can be found at http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2021_22/measures/documents/summary_hb_2239_2022.
