Child Labor laws

A GOP-sponsored bill would eliminate the formal process for 14- and 15-year-olds to work and only require a signed permission slip.

From left: Josh Mayfield, Christina Rios, Tyler White (in back), Ryan Lawson Maeske, and Noah Laster rehearse in "1877," a new play about the St. Louis General Strike of 1877 will premiere at the Missouri History Museum.

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 1, 2012 - WASHINGTON — When the Labor Department did a turnaround last week and announced that it…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 15, 2011 - State Sen. Jane Cunningham says her quest to change Missouri's child labor laws is…