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- ↑ "Rodriguez-Williams cruises to win in state house".
- ↑ "Rachel Rodriguez-Williams". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ↑ "Suicide prevention training bill advances in legislature". www.wyomingnewsnow.tv. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ↑ Burcham, Connie; Baker, C. J. "Representatives saw ups and downs during legislative session". Powell Tribune. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ↑ "New state building in Casper to become first named after a woman in Wyoming". 19 March 2021.
- ↑ Chen, David W.; Belluck, Pam (March 17, 2023). "Wyoming Becomes First State to Outlaw Abortion Pills". The New York Times .
- ↑ Pierson, Brendan (August 10, 2022). "Judge blocks Wyoming abortion ban from taking effect amid legal challenge". Reuters.
- ↑ "HB0152 - Life is a Human Right Act". Wyoming Legislature. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
- ↑ https://www.powelltribune.com/stories/group-forms-in-park-county-to-counteract-marijuana-normalization,90201
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