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Iowa state senate votes to allow children to work longer hours and serve alcohol

Iowa state senate votes to allow children to work longer hours and serve alcohol


Iowa state senate votes to allow children to work longer hours and serve alcohol
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In a pre-dawn session on Tuesday, the Iowa state senate voted to allow children to work longer hours and serve alcohol, the latest move by Republican-controlled statehouses to combat a labor shortage by loosening child labor laws.

It passed the state senate by a vote of 32-17, two Republicans joining every Democrat in opposition. The vote took place just before 5am, after protests and delay tactics by Democrats.

Democrats and labor advocates decried the bill, which they say will endanger children by allowing them to work in dangerous fields such as roofing, excavation and demolition.

In March, the Arkansas governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, signed legislation to roll back child labor protections. Lawmakers in Ohio, Minnesota and Wisconsin are also considering loosening regulations.

Wishman cited research that has found serious adverse effects for teenagers working more than 20 hours a week.

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