Nonprofit leader asks community for help after storm heavily damages KCK building
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Tornadoes and strong winds came through the Kansas City metro Sunday night, May 19, damaging school property, homes and buildings.
One of the buildings impacted is the one the Central Avenue Betterment Association (CABA) owns and uses.
CABA’s building is at 13th and Central Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas. They’re a nonprofit that works along Central in the city organizing community events.
Their Executive Director, Edgar Galica joined FOX4 to talk about how you can help them out after the roof of their building was thrown onto the street that night. If you’re interested in donating to their GoFundMe, click here.
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Across the state line in Jackson County, Republican 6th District Legislator Sean Smith is our next guest on 4 The People. He talked about the lawsuit the state of Missouri has filed against Jackson County regarding property assessments. He says he hopes that property owners can get a refund.
“We have to have a good decision by the judge,” Smith said. “Then we’d have to make a decision about how we figure out how to unwind what was done improperly. That’s tough because Jackson County collects that money, but we don’t keep it. We send it onto school districts and cities who then use it for their budgets, and a lot of it’s been spent, so unwinding this is very complex, and we don’t want to harm those other agencies who relied on this.”
Then, further east in Jefferson City, a large crime bill is in the hands of Missouri Republican Governor Mike Parson. It would impose tougher penalties for people who fire celebratory gunshots. In 2023, Governor Parson vetoed a similar bill that included language, now known as Blair’s Law.
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At the time, Governor Parson said he disliked a provision regarding restitution. Blair’s Law is named after Blair Shanahan Lane, an 11year-old girl who died in Kansas City, Missouri on July 4t 2011, due to celebratory gunfire. The law named in her honor is part of an updated crime bill. FOX4’s Missouri Capitol Bureau Reporter Emily Manley explains what else is included and why lawmakers are optimistic it’ll be approved.
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