In a race that bodes well for Democrats' hopes in 2026, Catelin Drey won by championing "affordable housing, childcare, and healthcare, strong public schools, and bodily autonomy," wrote one progressive Iowa journalist.
Florida is not the first state to loosen child labor protections, or even the most aggressive in that effort. Last year eight states, all led by Republicans, did so, according to a tracking by the labor-affiliated Economic Policy Institute.
From Florida to Alaska, workers are facing legal efforts to weaken their power by targeting union certification and dues.
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14 states have now introduced bills putting children at risk
The essential workers who fought for their lives during the pandemic are now fighting for a union.
An Iowa bill would allow kids young as 14 to work in meatpacking plants. Our investigation sheds light on its corrupt origins.
Waterloo was the site of a historic battle for labor rights and racial justice. But as the meatpacking industry changed, the workforce lost its power and was primed for an outbreak. This is how we got here.
Iowa was the last state in the country that permanently took voting rights away from citizens with past convictions unless the government approved individual rights restoration – which now applies only to people with felony homicide convictions.
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