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State lawmakers want children to fill labor shortages, even in bars and on school nights

By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Lawmakers in several states are embracing legislation to let children work in more hazardous occupations, longer hours on school nights and in expanded roles including serving alcohol in bars and restaurants as young as 14. The efforts to significantly roll back labor rules are

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Missouri ex-House speaker fined $47K for alleged campaign finance violations

By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A disgraced former Missouri House speaker has been fined $47,000 for allegedly breaking campaign finance laws. The consent order against Republican John Diehl was released Tuesday by the Missouri Ethics Commission. The commission handles alleged ethics violations by politicians. Diehl was elected to the state House

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