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Cornyn Warns Closed Primaries Could Cost Texas Republicans Their Majority Status★ Tennessee Lookout Earns 11 Tennessee Press Association Awards, Including Five First-Place Honors★ ACA Marketplace Enrollment Falls 5 Million as Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire★ Hilferty Takes Louisiana Public Service Commission GOP Nomination With 62 Percent; Cao Advances in BESE Primary★ Letlow Wins Louisiana GOP Senate Runoff With Trump Backing; Davis Makes History on Democratic Side★ How Tuition Outpaced Family Income and Turned College Into a Financial Burden★ Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Nations That Tax U.S. Digital Services Companies★ Federal Prosecutors Push for Prison Time for Two Former Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office Employees★ Cornyn Warns Closed Primaries Could Cost Texas Republicans Their Majority Status★ Tennessee Lookout Earns 11 Tennessee Press Association Awards, Including Five First-Place Honors★ ACA Marketplace Enrollment Falls 5 Million as Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire★ Hilferty Takes Louisiana Public Service Commission GOP Nomination With 62 Percent; Cao Advances in BESE Primary★ Letlow Wins Louisiana GOP Senate Runoff With Trump Backing; Davis Makes History on Democratic Side★ How Tuition Outpaced Family Income and Turned College Into a Financial Burden★ Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs on Nations That Tax U.S. Digital Services Companies★ Federal Prosecutors Push for Prison Time for Two Former Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Office Employees★

Economy & Business

IAMT Research Warns Energy Infrastructure Cannot Support America’s Industrial Ambitions

Institute for American Manufacturing & Technology Expands Research Structure Around AI, Energy, and Industrial Capacity

U.S. Trade Representative Signals Positive Path Forward in China Trade Relations

U.S. Manufacturing Posts Strongest Month in More Than Two Years as Iran Conflict Risk Clouds Economic Outlook

U.S. Retail Sales Showed Economic Resilience Before Iran Conflict Escalation — Analysts Now Reassess Outlook

Boeing Secures 7-Year Missile Defense Contract With U.S. Government, Shares Rally

New Jersey Public Worker Health Benefits Face Substantial Premium Increases, Reports Project

Florida Consumer Sentiment Index Falls to 78.1 in March, First Drop of 2026

Alabama House Passes Overtime Pay Deduction Bill With Two-Month Grocery Tax Suspension Attached

Kansas Legislature Establishes 11-Member Sports Authority to Manage $3 Billion Chiefs Stadium Project

U.S. Rents Post Largest Year-Over-Year Decline Since Before the Pandemic, Offering Relief in High-Supply Markets