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A Missouri state lawmaker made an irritated call for rolling back protective child labor laws in her state, characterizing kids as spoiled and calling them “lazy.” After decades of laws increasingly protecting children from the often grueling and sometimes dangerous conditions of child labor, more states are attempting to help fill worker shortages in arenas like agriculture with kids. That has resulted in a concerning uptick in injuries and even death. GOP Missouri state Rep. Cheri Toalson Reisch spent a large portion of her comments promoting the proposed rollback in the legislature earlier …

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