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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Scott McFetridge and Hannah Fingerhut

Iowa governor signs bill loosening child labor laws

The Des Moines Register

Iowa teenagers could work more jobs and for longer hours under a bill signed into law Friday by Gov. Kim Reynolds.

The Republican governor signed the law after it was approved by the Legislature earlier in May with only Republican support. Several states are embracing a rollback of child labor laws in response to complaints from business owners that they can't find enough workers. Iowa's April unemployment rate was 2.7%.

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