Asked about how she’d address “sensible gun laws” after the Thursday morning Perry High School shooting, Iowa’s 2nd District U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said in a town hall meeting, “I think if we could legislate away this kind of hate we would have done it by now.”
A contentious plan to demolish Harrison Elementary School and build a new facility there will be paused for more community feedback, the Cedar Rapids Community School District’s operations official said Thursday, as a city panel sent the district back to firm up its plan.