:root{--navy:#08244b;--navy2:#123a69;--blue:#4e83bc;--paper:#f7f9fc;--ink:#13294b;--muted:#5f6f85;--line:#dbe3ed;--red:#bd1f3c;--gold:#ed941d;--green:#2f985b;--shadow:0 10px 30px rgba(25,54,91,.12);--shell:1480px}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}body{margin:0;color:var(--ink);background:var(--paper);font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",sans-serif}a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}img{display:block;max-width:100%}button,input{font:inherit}.page-shell{width:min(var(--shell),calc(100% - 48px));margin-inline:auto}.sr-only,.skip-link{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}.skip-link:focus{width:auto;height:auto;clip:auto;margin:0;padding:12px 18px;left:16px;top:16px;z-index:1000;color:#fff;background:var(--navy);border-radius:8px}

.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;background:rgba(250,252,255,.96);border-bottom:1px solid rgba(8,36,75,.12);backdrop-filter:blur(14px)}.header-inner{width:min(1520px,calc(100% - 48px));min-height:82px;margin-inline:auto;display:grid;grid-template-columns:auto 1fr minmax(280px,420px);align-items:center;gap:28px}.brand{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:13px;min-width:300px}.brand-logo{width:58px;height:58px;overflow:hidden;border-radius:14px;background:#06182c;box-shadow:0 5px 16px rgba(5,31,61,.2)}.brand-logo img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}.brand-copy{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.brand-copy strong{font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:clamp(1.35rem,2vw,2rem);letter-spacing:-.02em}.brand-copy small{margin-top:4px;color:var(--navy2);font-size:.72rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase}.primary-nav{display:flex;justify-content:center;gap:26px}.primary-nav a{position:relative;padding:29px 0 25px;font-size:.95rem;font-weight:750}.primary-nav a::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:17px;height:3px;border-radius:3px;background:var(--navy);transform:scaleX(0);transition:transform .2s}.primary-nav a:hover::after,.primary-nav a.active::after{transform:scaleX(1)}.header-search{height:46px;display:flex;border:1px solid #ced8e5;border-radius:9px;background:#fff;box-shadow:0 5px 18px rgba(25,54,91,.08)}.header-search input{min-width:0;flex:1;border:0;padding:0 15px;color:var(--ink);background:transparent;outline:0}.header-search:focus-within{outline:3px solid rgba(78,131,188,.2)}.header-search button{width:48px;border:0;color:var(--navy);background:transparent;font-size:1.5rem;cursor:pointer}.menu-toggle{display:none}

.hero{position:relative;min-height:440px;display:flex;align-items:center;background:url("../img/hero.jpg") center 42%/cover no-repeat;overflow:hidden}.hero-shade{position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(6,23,45,.82),rgba(6,23,45,.52) 45%,rgba(6,23,45,.18)),linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(6,23,45,.08),rgba(6,23,45,.3))}.hero-content{position:relative;display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.25fr) minmax(470px,.85fr);gap:54px;align-items:center;padding-block:42px}.hero-message{color:#fff}.eyebrow{margin:0 0 10px;font-size:.79rem;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase}.hero h1{max-width:820px;margin:0;font-family:Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:clamp(2.5rem,4vw,4.25rem);line-height:1.06;letter-spacing:-.025em;text-wrap:balance;text-shadow:0 4px 26px rgba(0,0,0,.32)}.hero-lead{max-width:750px;margin:16px 0 0;font-size:clamp(1rem,1.4vw,1.17rem);line-height:1.55;text-shadow:0 2px 14px rgba(0,0,0,.4)}.hero-actions{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:15px;margin-top:25px}.button{min-height:48px;padding:0 25px;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:16px;border:1px solid transparent;border-radius:7px;font-weight:800;transition:transform .18s,box-shadow .18s}.button:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.2)}.button-primary{color:#fff;background:var(--navy);border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.22)}.button-secondary{color:var(--navy);background:rgba(255,255,255,.92);border-color:#fff}.button-accent{color:#fff;background:var(--red);border-color:#da4960}

.glance-card{padding:20px;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.62);border-radius:12px;background:rgba(248,251,255,.93);box-shadow:0 16px 45px rgba(4,24,53,.25);backdrop-filter:blur(9px)}.glance-heading{display:flex;align-items:baseline;justify-content:space-between;gap:16px}.glance-heading h2{margin:0;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.4rem}.glance-heading p{margin:0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.72rem;white-space:nowrap}.metric-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:6px;margin-top:12px}.metric{min-width:0;padding:13px 7px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;text-align:center;border:1px solid #dfe6ee;border-radius:7px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.9)}.metric-icon{height:25px;font-size:1.45rem;line-height:1}.metric-icon.blue{color:#5389c1}.metric-icon.rose{color:#a76391}.metric-icon.gold{color:#b49a35}.metric-icon.purple{color:#84509e}.metric strong{margin-top:7px;font-size:1.25rem}.metric span:not(.metric-icon){margin-top:3px;font-size:.78rem}.metric small{margin-top:3px;color:var(--muted);font-size:.64rem}.glance-card blockquote{margin:15px 4px 0;padding-left:18px;color:#263b58;border-left:4px solid #c5ceda;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:.95rem;font-style:italic}

.pathways{position:relative;z-index:2;margin-top:18px;padding-bottom:24px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(5,minmax(0,1fr));gap:14px}.path-card{min-width:0;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:9px;background:#fff;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}.path-visual{height:112px;position:relative;overflow:hidden;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;color:#fff;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.1rem;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.04em;text-align:center;text-transform:uppercase;isolation:isolate}.path-visual::before,.path-visual::after{content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:-1}.path-visual::after{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(4,24,53,.08),rgba(4,24,53,.48))}.visual-bills::before{background:url("../img/hero.jpg") center/cover}.visual-facts::before{background:repeating-linear-gradient(0deg,transparent 0 8px,rgba(31,42,52,.14) 9px 10px),linear-gradient(135deg,#c9c1aa,#f1ead7 52%,#9c8c70)}.visual-facts{color:#252b32}.visual-resources::before{background:repeating-linear-gradient(0deg,#214c3a 0 24px,#d3b574 25px 31px,#173528 32px 57px)}.visual-checklist::before{background:repeating-linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(82,62,42,.08) 0 1px,transparent 1px 18px),linear-gradient(135deg,#f4eee0,#d7c8b0)}.visual-checklist{color:#2d2a27}.visual-about::before{background:radial-gradient(circle at 28% 35%,rgba(148,71,45,.25),transparent 23%),repeating-linear-gradient(8deg,rgba(88,56,25,.08) 0 2px,transparent 2px 11px),linear-gradient(135deg,#dfcfaa,#f2e8ca 56%,#bd9b62)}.visual-about{color:#3e2b1a;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;text-transform:none;font-size:1.45rem}.path-body{position:relative;min-height:158px;padding:18px 17px 16px}.path-icon{position:absolute;top:-31px;left:14px;width:52px;height:52px;display:grid;place-items:center;color:#fff;border:3px solid #fff;border-radius:50%;font-size:1.35rem;font-weight:900;box-shadow:0 4px 12px rgba(0,0,0,.18)}.path-icon.navy{background:var(--navy)}.path-icon.crimson{background:#8d1835}.path-icon.green{background:#28864f}.path-icon.violet{background:#71318d}.path-icon.slate{background:#31557a}.path-body h2{margin:0 0 7px;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.22rem}.path-body p{margin:0;color:#52647b;font-size:.89rem;line-height:1.45}.path-body>a{position:absolute;right:14px;bottom:14px;width:37px;height:37px;display:grid;place-items:center;color:var(--navy);border:1px solid var(--navy);border-radius:50%;font-size:1.2rem}.path-body>a:hover{color:#fff;background:var(--navy)}.coming-soon{position:absolute;left:17px;bottom:17px;color:#8d1835;font-size:.72rem;font-weight:850;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase}

.featured-section{padding:14px 0 26px;background:#f1f6fb;border-top:1px solid #e4eaf1}.featured-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:26px}.section-heading{min-height:70px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:20px}.section-heading>div{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}.section-kicker{margin:0;color:var(--gold);font-size:2.1rem}.section-heading h2{margin:0;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.35rem}.section-heading p{margin:3px 0 0;color:var(--muted);font-size:.86rem}.section-heading>a{color:#075fc6;font-size:.85rem;font-weight:750}.featured-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:16px}.bill-card{position:relative;min-width:0;height:174px;padding:18px 18px 14px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #dce4ed;border-left:5px solid var(--blue);border-radius:8px;background:#fff;box-shadow:0 6px 20px rgba(25,54,91,.08)}.bill-card:nth-child(2){border-left-color:var(--green)}.bill-card:nth-child(3){border-left-color:#ef3e6a}.bill-id{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.03rem;font-weight:850}.bill-title{min-height:2.64em;display:-webkit-box;overflow:hidden;margin:6px 0 9px;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1rem;font-weight:800;line-height:1.32;-webkit-line-clamp:2;-webkit-box-orient:vertical}.bill-tag{align-self:flex-start;padding:5px 10px;color:#31506e;background:#e6eff9;border-radius:999px;font-size:.7rem;font-weight:750}.bill-footer{width:100%;margin-top:auto;padding-top:10px;border-top:1px dashed #d8e0e9;color:#6d7c90;text-align:right;font-size:.72rem}.bill-card>a{position:absolute;inset:0;border-radius:inherit}.bill-card>a:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--blue);outline-offset:3px}.loading-message{grid-column:1/-1;color:var(--muted)}

.quick-links{align-self:start;margin-top:6px;padding:17px 18px 12px;border:1px solid #dce4ed;border-radius:9px;background:#fff;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}.quick-links h2{margin:0;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.15rem}.quick-links>p{margin:4px 0 12px;color:var(--muted);font-size:.78rem}.quick-links a{padding:9px 0;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;color:#174b86;border-top:1px solid #e2e7ee;font-size:.8rem;font-weight:650}.quick-links a:hover{color:var(--red)}

.closing-quote{color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(7,31,65,.9),rgba(17,53,94,.84)),radial-gradient(circle at 15% 30%,#49698f,#0b274d 65%)}.closing-quote .page-shell{min-height:110px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:60px}.closing-quote blockquote{margin:0;font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.45rem;font-style:italic;text-align:center}.closing-quote cite{display:block;margin-top:8px;font-family:sans-serif;font-size:.82rem;font-style:normal}.site-footer{padding:30px 0;color:#dbe7f5;background:#071b35}.footer-inner{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto;gap:24px;align-items:center}.footer-brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}.footer-brand img{width:52px;height:52px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:10px}.footer-brand div{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.footer-brand strong{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:1.1rem}.footer-brand span{margin-top:3px;font-size:.68rem;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase}.site-footer nav{display:flex;gap:20px;font-size:.82rem;font-weight:700}.site-footer p{grid-column:1/-1;margin:0;color:#a9bbcf;font-size:.75rem}

@media(max-width:1240px){.header-inner{grid-template-columns:auto 1fr}.header-search{display:none}.primary-nav{justify-content:end}.hero-content{grid-template-columns:1fr}.glance-card{max-width:720px}.pathways{grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr)}}@media(max-width:900px){.header-inner{min-height:72px;grid-template-columns:1fr auto}.brand{min-width:0}.brand-logo{width:48px;height:48px}.brand-copy strong{font-size:1.35rem}.menu-toggle{width:44px;height:42px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:5px;border:1px solid #cad5e3;border-radius:8px;background:#fff}.menu-toggle span:not(.sr-only){width:20px;height:2px;margin-inline:auto;background:var(--navy)}.primary-nav{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:72px;padding:12px 24px 20px;display:none;flex-direction:column;align-items:stretch;gap:0;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);box-shadow:0 14px 30px rgba(25,54,91,.14)}.primary-nav.open{display:flex}.primary-nav a{padding:12px 4px;border-bottom:1px solid #edf1f5}.primary-nav a::after{display:none}.pathways{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.featured-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}.quick-links{margin-top:0}}@media(max-width:680px){.page-shell,.header-inner{width:min(100% - 28px,var(--shell))}.brand-copy small{font-size:.58rem}.hero{min-height:auto}.hero-content{padding-block:34px;gap:30px}.hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.15rem,11vw,3.2rem)}.glance-heading{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column}.metric-grid{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}.pathways{grid-template-columns:1fr}.path-visual{height:128px}.featured-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.section-heading{align-items:flex-start;flex-direction:column;padding-block:14px}.closing-quote .page-shell{padding-block:26px;flex-direction:column;gap:22px}.footer-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr}.site-footer nav{flex-wrap:wrap}.site-footer p{grid-column:auto}}@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*,*::before,*::after{scroll-behavior:auto!important;transition:none!important}}

/* Homepage pathway photography */
.path-visual{background-repeat:no-repeat;background-size:cover}
.path-visual::before{display:none}
.path-visual::after{z-index:auto;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(4,24,53,0),rgba(4,24,53,.16))}
.visual-bills{background-image:url("../img/home-bills.png");background-position:62% 49%}
.visual-facts{background-image:url("../img/home-fact-check.png");background-position:54% 58%}
.visual-resources{background-image:url("../img/home-resources.png");background-position:66% 58%}
.visual-checklist{background-image:url("../img/home-checklist.png");background-position:54% 57%}
.visual-about{background-image:url("../img/home-about.png");background-position:52% 51%}