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Nevada Governor Declares Emergency as Washoe County Wildfires Expand Rapidly★ Alaska Distributes First Rural Health Transformation Awards as Program Ramps Up★ Army Corps Approves Enbridge Tunnel Permit for Michigan Strait Pipeline Replacement★ U.S. Budget Deficit Surges to Highest Monthly Level Since Spring 2021★ Massachusetts Towns Push Back on Data Center Expansion Amid Power and Water Concerns★ Maryland Counties Impose Data Center Restrictions as Communities Push Back★ Nebraska Regents Seek $166M in Additional State Funding for 2027-29 Budget Cycle★ Oregon Gun Purchases Surged 157% After Measure 114 Passage, Study Shows★ Nevada Governor Declares Emergency as Washoe County Wildfires Expand Rapidly★ Alaska Distributes First Rural Health Transformation Awards as Program Ramps Up★ Army Corps Approves Enbridge Tunnel Permit for Michigan Strait Pipeline Replacement★ U.S. Budget Deficit Surges to Highest Monthly Level Since Spring 2021★ Massachusetts Towns Push Back on Data Center Expansion Amid Power and Water Concerns★ Maryland Counties Impose Data Center Restrictions as Communities Push Back★ Nebraska Regents Seek $166M in Additional State Funding for 2027-29 Budget Cycle★ Oregon Gun Purchases Surged 157% After Measure 114 Passage, Study Shows★

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