Iowa Republicans Pass Bill to Allow More Children to Work on Dangerous Work Sites
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"This session will go down in history as one of the most divisive and cruel ever seen in Iowa."Children climb a gate to get a better view of cattle judging at the Iowa State Fair on August 20, 2021, in Des Moines, Iowa.Scott Olson / Getty Images The Iowa state legislature has passed a Republican proposal to allow children as young as 14 to work in meat coolers and roll back a number of other child labor protections as conservatives across the country work to enroll more children into the workforce.
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