State officials have enacted a rule that would waive continuing-education requirements for electrician youth apprentices — a policy supported by industry groups and state agencies.

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State officials are taking steps to advance a policy tmeant to make it easier for high school students to train to become an electrician.

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Lawmakers are moving quickly to advance a bill meant to ease a backlog of requests for reviews commercial-construction plans before this year's short legislative session runs out.

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A new bill in the state Legislature would supplement federal tax incentives by offering a state tax break to those that invest in opportunity zones.

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A bill being circulated by state lawmakers would revive a plan to send information about apprenticeships to recent college dropouts, a step aimed at curtailing the state's persistent shortage of qualified construction workers.

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