:root {
  --ink: #08182d;
  --paper: #f4f7fb;
  --paper-2: #ffffff;
  --white: #ffffff;
  --signal: #58abe6;
  --signal-strong: #2f8cd0;
  --signal-soft: #d9ecfa;
  --signal-glow: rgba(88, 171, 230, 0.16);
  --muted: #607284;
  --rule: #cad8e4;
  --dark: #06111f;
  --dark-2: #0b213d;
  --max: 1180px;
  --shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(8, 24, 45, 0.08);
}

* { box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  margin: 0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at top left, rgba(88,171,230,.08), transparent 28%),
    var(--paper);
  color: var(--ink);
  font-family: "IBM Plex Sans Condensed", Arial, sans-serif;
  line-height: 1.45;
}
a { color: inherit; }
img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
.shell { width: min(calc(100% - 36px), var(--max)); margin: auto; }
.skip-link { position: absolute; left: -999px; }
.skip-link:focus { left: 16px; top: 16px; background: var(--white); padding: 8px; z-index: 99; }

.site-header {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 20;
  background: rgba(244, 247, 251, 0.95);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
}
.header-inner {
  height: 84px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 20px;
}
.brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.brand-logo {
  width: clamp(250px, 28vw, 430px);
  height: auto;
}
.site-nav { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 22px; }
.site-nav a {
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.nav-cta,
.button.primary {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--signal), var(--signal-strong));
  color: var(--white) !important;
  padding: 11px 15px;
  text-decoration: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--signal-strong);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px rgba(47, 140, 208, 0.22);
}
.menu-button {
  display: none;
  background: none;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 8px 10px;
}

.hero {
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(88,171,230,.06), rgba(88,171,230,0) 180px),
    var(--paper);
}
.hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.65fr .75fr;
  min-height: 590px;
}
.hero-copy {
  padding: 78px 60px 68px 0;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--ink);
}
.eyebrow {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--signal-strong);
}
.hero-emblem {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 16px;
  margin: 18px 0 14px;
  padding: 14px 16px;
  max-width: 560px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.7);
  border: 1px solid var(--rule);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.hero-emblem img {
  width: 68px;
  height: auto;
  flex: 0 0 auto;
}
.hero-emblem strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 13px;
  letter-spacing: .14em;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hero-emblem span {
  display: block;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--muted);
}
h1, h2, h3 {
  font-family: Newsreader, Georgia, serif;
  margin-top: 0;
}
h1 {
  font-size: clamp(58px, 7vw, 102px);
  line-height: .88;
  letter-spacing: -.045em;
  margin: 24px 0;
  color: var(--ink);
}
h1 em { color: var(--signal-strong); font-style: normal; }
.hero-deck {
  font-family: Newsreader, Georgia, serif;
  font-size: 23px;
  max-width: 760px;
}
.hero-actions { display: flex; gap: 12px; margin: 32px 0; }
.button {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 11px 15px;
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  font-weight: 700;
  text-decoration: none;
}
.button.ghost,
.linkedin-button,
.facebook-button {
  background: transparent;
}
.microcopy {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .05em;
  color: var(--muted);
}
.hero-panel {
  padding: 74px 0 50px 42px;
  position: relative;
}
.hero-panel::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  top: 28px;
  right: 0;
  width: 120px;
  height: 120px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(88,171,230,.18), transparent 68%);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.pulse-rule {
  height: 8px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 20px 1fr;
  gap: 8px;
  align-items: center;
}
.pulse-rule span { border-top: 2px solid var(--signal-strong); }
.pulse-rule i {
  width: 10px;
  height: 10px;
  background: var(--signal-strong);
  transform: rotate(45deg);
  margin: auto;
}
.panel-kicker {
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .16em;
  font-weight: 700;
  margin: 28px 0;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hero-panel ol { padding: 0; margin: 0; list-style: none; }
.hero-panel li {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--rule);
  padding: 18px 0;
  display: grid;
  gap: 4px;
}
.hero-panel li strong { font-family: Newsreader, Georgia, serif; font-size: 25px; }
.hero-panel li span { color: var(--muted); }
.panel-note {
  border-top: 3px solid var(--ink);
  margin-top: 24px;
  padding-top: 18px;
  font-size: 14px;
}

.signal-strip {
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--dark), var(--dark-2));
  color: var(--white);
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08);
}
.signal-inner {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 10px 28px;
  padding: 14px 0;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: .1em;
}
.signal-inner span:before {
  content: "•";
  color: var(--signal);
  margin-right: 12px;
}

.section { padding: 82px 0; }
.section-heading h2,
.coverage-copy h2,
.watch-section h2,
.trust-intro h2,
.newsletter-section h2,
.page-hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(42px, 5vw, 70px);
  line-height: .98;
  letter-spacing: -.03em;
  margin: 12px 0;
}
.split-heading {
  display: flex;
  align-items: end;
  justify-content: space-between;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  padding-bottom: 18px;
}
.text-link { font-weight: 700; }
.filter-row { display: flex; gap: 0; margin: 25px 0; }
.filter {
  border: 1px solid var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  padding: 9px 12px;
  font: inherit;
  font-weight: 700;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.filter + .filter { border-left: 0; }
.filter.active { background: var(--ink); color: var(--white); }
.story-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr 1fr;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.55);
}
.story-card {
  padding: 28px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--ink);
  min-height: 330px;
}
.story-card:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.story-card:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.story-card h3 { font-size: 32px; line-height: 1.04; margin: 18px 0; }
.story-card.feature h3 { font-size: 46px; }
.story-meta { display: flex; gap: 12px; text-transform: uppercase; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.tag { color: var(--signal-strong); font-weight: 700; }
.story-card p { color: #425264; }
.story-card a { font-weight: 700; }
.feed-status { margin-top: 12px; color: var(--muted); font-size: 13px; }

.coverage-section {
  background:
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(88,171,230,.08), rgba(88,171,230,0) 140px),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--dark), #0a1b31);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 86px 0;
}
.coverage-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 75px; }
.coverage-copy p { color: #d9e4ef; }
.coverage-note { border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.28); padding-top: 22px; }
.coverage-cards article {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 70px 1fr;
  padding: 24px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.26);
}
.coverage-cards strong { font-family: Newsreader, Georgia, serif; font-size: 30px; }
.coverage-cards p { color: #c8d9ea; margin: .4em 0; }
.county-number { color: var(--signal); font-weight: 700; }
.coverage-cards .future { opacity: .75; }

.centered { text-align: center; max-width: 760px; margin: auto; }
.method-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  margin-top: 50px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.5);
}
.method-grid article { padding: 28px 24px; border-right: 1px solid var(--ink); }
.method-grid article:first-child { padding-left: 0; }
.method-grid article:last-child { border-right: 0; }
.method-grid span { color: var(--signal-strong); font-weight: 700; }
.method-grid h3 { font-size: 26px; margin: 20px 0 8px; }

.watch-section {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--signal-soft), #e8f4fd);
  padding: 82px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(8,24,45,.12);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(8,24,45,.12);
}
.watch-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 70px; }
.eyebrow.light { color: var(--ink); }
.watch-card {
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.9);
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.watch-head {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 14px 18px;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
}
.watch-head i { font-style: normal; color: var(--signal-strong); }
.watch-card ul { list-style: none; padding: 0; margin: 0; }
.watch-card li {
  padding: 18px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
}
.watch-card li:last-child { border-bottom: 0; }

.trust-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 80px; }
.trust-links a {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 2px 15px;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.trust-links span { font-family: Newsreader, Georgia, serif; font-size: 26px; }
.trust-links small { color: var(--muted); }
.trust-links b { grid-row: 1 / 3; grid-column: 2; align-self: center; }

.newsletter-section {
  border-top: 3px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 70px 0;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.45);
}
.newsletter-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.2fr .8fr; gap: 70px; }
.newsletter-actions { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: flex-start; gap: 10px; }
.newsletter-actions p { color: var(--muted); }

.micro-pages {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 0 50px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 50px 0 80px;
}
.micro-pages article { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule); padding: 20px 0; }
.micro-pages h3 { font-size: 26px; }
.micro-pages p { color: #4d5f71; }

footer {
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--dark), #08182d);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 45px 0;
}
.footer-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr auto 1fr; gap: 40px; align-items: start; }
.footer-brand img.footer-logo {
  width: min(100%, 340px);
  height: auto;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  filter: brightness(1.04);
}
.footer-brand p { margin: 0; color: #d4e5f3; }
.footer-links { display: grid; gap: 8px; }
.footer-links a { color: var(--white); }
.footer-note { color: #a9bfd3; font-size: 13px; text-align: right; }

.page-hero {
  padding: 70px 0 50px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--ink);
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(88,171,230,.08), rgba(88,171,230,0));
}
.page-hero p { max-width: 760px; font-family: Newsreader, Georgia, serif; font-size: 21px; }
.prose { max-width: 860px; margin: auto; padding: 60px 0 90px; }
.prose h2 { font-size: 38px; margin: 45px 0 12px; }
.prose h3 { font-size: 26px; margin: 32px 0 8px; }
.prose p, .prose li { font-family: Newsreader, Georgia, serif; font-size: 19px; }
.prose .policy-note {
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: 14px;
  border-left: 4px solid var(--signal-strong);
  padding-left: 16px;
  color: #48596a;
}
.archive-list { border-top: 2px solid var(--ink); }
.archive-item {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 160px 1fr auto;
  gap: 24px;
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--rule);
  align-items: start;
}
.archive-item h2 { font-size: 30px; margin: 0; }
.archive-item p { margin: .4em 0; color: var(--muted); }
.archive-item .meta { font-size: 12px; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; }
.archive-item a { font-weight: 700; }
.contact-box {
  border: 2px solid var(--ink);
  padding: 28px;
  margin: 40px 0;
  background: var(--paper-2);
  box-shadow: var(--shadow);
}
.tiny { font-size: 13px !important; color: var(--muted); }

@media (max-width: 980px) {
  .site-nav {
    display: none;
    position: absolute;
    left: 0;
    right: 0;
    top: 84px;
    background: var(--paper);
    padding: 18px;
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
  }
  .site-nav.open { display: flex; }
  .menu-button { display: block; }
  .hero-grid,
  .coverage-grid,
  .watch-grid,
  .trust-grid,
  .newsletter-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .hero-copy { border-right: 0; padding-right: 0; }
  .hero-panel { padding-left: 0; border-top: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .story-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .story-card,
  .story-card:first-child {
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink);
    padding: 24px 0;
    min-height: auto;
  }
  .method-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; }
  .method-grid article { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--ink); }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .footer-note { text-align: left; }
  .archive-item { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .micro-pages { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

@media (max-width: 640px) {
  .header-inner { height: 76px; }
  .site-nav { top: 76px; }
  .brand-logo { width: min(76vw, 280px); }
  .hero-actions,
  .filter-row { flex-direction: column; }
  .filter + .filter { border-left: 1px solid var(--ink); border-top: 0; }
  .method-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .story-card.feature h3 { font-size: 36px; }
  .watch-card li { display: grid; gap: 4px; }
  .shell { width: min(calc(100% - 24px), var(--max)); }
  .hero-copy { padding-top: 56px; }
  .hero-emblem { padding: 12px; gap: 12px; }
  .hero-emblem img { width: 56px; }
}