Here’s a disturbing trend that should concern every parent and citizen in the Ohio: The move by Republican lawmakers to dismantle decades of child labor protections has had terrible ramifications in other states that did the same thing.

Friday’s episode of Today in Ohio highlighted the alarming evidence from other states that have already walked this dangerous path, based on reporting by Laura Hancock. Podcast host Laura Johnston cited a damning report from the Child Labor Coalition documenting the real-world consequences of such policy changes.

“We’re seeing an increase in all sorts of violations in places where they have made the laws less strict,” Johnston explained. “They logged 10 cases in just 2023 and 2024 where underage workers were either killed or seriously injured on the j

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