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A clear majority of residents in the top swing states support access to abortion, according to a massive new poll. The Public Religion Research Institute surveyed 22,000 people across the country on abortion In the seven battleground states that are expected to define the presidential race—Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin—a collective 64% of residents say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Even red states are seeing growing support toward abortion rights; 57% of residents there say abortion should be legal in all or most cases. In fact, pollsters found only five states where supporters of abortion rights are in the minority: North Dakota, South Dakota, Arkansas, Idaho, and Utah. To learn more about the poll’s findings, read today’s D.

By Elliott Wenzler, Post-Independent A proposal to restrict big-rig truckers from using the left lane in certain high-risk areas of Interstate 70 through Colorado’s mountains moved closer to becoming law Tuesday after the state House gave near-unanimous support of the idea. Related Articles Politics | Interstate 70, E-470 exit in Aurora closed Thursday, Friday nights for construction Politics | Westbound Interstate 70 reopens at Eisenhower Tunnel after truck fire Politics | Westbound Interstate 70 reopens after closing for crash near Eagle Politics | Overnight alternating traffic at I-70 Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel begins late April Politics | Eastbound Interstate 70 closed near Loveland Pass for crash, Vail Pass Summit closure reopens Senate Bill 100, brought by Western Slope lawmakers, would also expand where truckers are required to carry chains during winter months. After sponsors amended the bill, it now also requires the Colorado Department of Transportation to look into whether the state should temporarily close roadways to truckers during snowstorms.

(WASHINGTON) — Halle Berry is joining a group of bipartisan senators to push for legislation that would put $275 million toward research and education around menopause, the significant hormone shift women go through in middle age. The legislation calls for the federal government to spend more on clinical trials on menopause as well as the hormone therapy that is used to treat hot flashes and other symptoms. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Berry, 57, shouted about menopause outside the U.

The Colorado legislature has expanded its floor calendars and plans fast agendas as it works to pass legislation on housing, gun regulation, transportation, taxes and other priorities ahead of the end of the 2024 session next week. Here are updates on major action and key developments. This story will be updated throughout the day. Updated at 3:16 p.m.: The House advanced a bill Thursday afternoon that would launch a study to determine “any potential historical and ongoing effects of slavery and subsequent systemic racism on Black Coloradans that may be attributed to practices, systems and policies of the state.” Senate Bill 53 would be conducted by History Colorado and overseen by a governor-appointed commission.

In his first public remarks on this week’s campus protests, President Joe Biden criticized much of the unrest over the Israel-Hamas war erupting at colleges across the country, saying “none of this is a peaceful protest.” [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] “Destroying property is not a peaceful protest,” Biden said Thursday. “It is against the law.