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Steep fines in Iowa set off state-federal showdown over child labor laws

Michelle Cox was in disbelief when a U.S. Department of Labor official told her earlier this year she was violating federal law by employing 14- and 15-year-olds past 7 p.m. on school nights. Cox, the owner of a Subway franchise in Maquoketa, Iowa, knew the state Legislature had made substantial changes to state labor laws […]

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New Hampshire law provides new solar incentives for cities, drops ineffective consumer rebate program

Officials say they eventually hope to develop new incentives for consumers, acknowledging that the now-defunct rebate scheme wasn’t working.

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Biden Leaves Billion-Dollar Infrastructure Legacy to New York City

President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the Infrastructure Law funding that will replace the Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel.

The more than $1 billion in federal money Deputy Mayor Meera Joshi has won for New York City under the federal infrastructure law — one of President Joe Biden’s most important accomplishments — will buy electric vehicles, reduce freight transport carbon emissions, make ports more energy efficient, plan the overhaul of expressways that have divided communities […]

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Environmental lawyers share how Chevron doctrine’s overturning impacts Virginia; more …

From elsewhere: Outdoor food truck “court” planned in Salem. Housing complex rehab in Saltville wins $2.4 million state loan. Mountain Valley Pipeline developer Equitrans and EQT together again as $5.45 billion deal closes.

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