Republicans Are Pushing to Make Child Labor Easier

Several Republican-controlled states are currently considering weakening child labor laws, including a bill in Arkansas that would allow children as young as 14 to work without first obtaining permission.  The moves come as national outrage unfolds over the increasing use of child labor to work dangerous jobs in the country and the Biden administration vows […]

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Anti-Trans Bills Are Wildly Unpopular. But Here’s Why the GOP Keeps Passing Them.

Even though lawmakers across the country are throwing their weight behind legislation to block transgender athletes from participating on the teams that match their gender identity, the presumptive audience for these bills—Republicans—are less than enthused. Only 29 percent of Republicans said they ā€œsupport a bill that prohibits transgender student athletes from joining sports teams that […]

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