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    Voters in more than a half dozen states will decide ballot measures on abortion rights this year, with potentially more to come. Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada and South Dakota will hold referendums on enshrining protection for abortion rights. The U.S. Supreme Court removed the nationwide right to abortion with a 2022 ruling, which sparked a national push to have voters decide. Voters have sided with abortion rights supporters every time the issue has been directly on the ballot since the Supreme Court ruling.

      Montana Republican Gov. Greg Gianforte reported more than $23 million in income over four years ending in 2022 as the former technology executive seeks  reelection to a second term. Tax records released by his campaign show Gianforte has continued raking in money from investments since entering politics a decade ago. He has spent more than $13 million of his own money in two previous runs for governor, including an unsuccessful bid in 2016. Democrat Ryan Busse, a former firearms industry executive, is challenging Gianforte in November.

        Motointegrator reports that traffic fatalities in the U.S. remain alarmingly high post-pandemic, with 40 states seeing increased death rates, and a study it conducted with DataPulse reveals the states struggling the most and explores strategies to improve road safety.

        The recent surge in gold prices amid political and economic instability is merely the latest instance of gold's value increasing during periods of broader uncertainty. Gold prices climbed in the years following the U.S.'s abandonment of the gold standard in the early 1970s and continued to r…

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        The Coates Road issue may be the thorniest concern facing a newly elected Natrona County commissioner, so we asked the candidates on the Aug. 20 primary ballot to state where they stand.

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