Democracy Matters Apr 18, 2023

What's the big #GOP rush to exploit child labor? Is it because enslaving black people is no longer acceptable?

#EvilGOP #RacistGOP #EndTheGOP #DontGoToIowa #Iowa

Iowa Republicans pass bill loosening restrictions on child labor https://www.rawstory.com/iowa-republicans-pass/

Iowa Republicans pass bill loosening restrictions on child labor

Early Tuesday morning, the Iowa Legislature voted on SF 542, and the measure passed 32 to 17, with all Democrats voting against it as well as two Republicans, WHO-TV reported. The bill allows 14-year-olds to work six-hour night shifts, 15-year-olds to work on assembly lines moving items up to 50 pou...

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Democracy Matters Apr 9, 2023

#BoycottIowa #DontGoToIowa

Iowa won’t pay for rape victims’ abortions or contraceptives https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/iowa-wont-pay-rape-victims-abortions-contraceptives-rcna78863

Iowa won’t pay for rape victims’ abortions or contraceptives

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Attorney General’s Office has paused its practice of paying for emergency contraception — and in rare cases, abortions — for victims of sexual assault, a move that drew criticism from some victim advocates.

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