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NASHVILLE, Tennessee — In the past two years, lawmakers in at least 11 states have sought to loosen child labor laws to help employers fill empty jobs, even as federal officials and news investigation
The share of 16- to 19-year-olds not working is up 22.4 percentage points since 2021. Eleven states have sought to loosen child labor laws to help fill empty positions.
With unemployment at 50-year low of 3.5%, businesses of all types need workers. State lawmakers, mostly Republicans, see teenagers as a solution.
It was a cold and snowy night in January and Jose Gonzales lived in the Oakhurst area across the river from Tulsa.
Rebekah Barrett died in 1995 when she was just 18. Her case remains unsolved and her family wants answers.