:root{
  --navy:#1a4480; --navy-deep:#0b1f3a; --navy-hero:#102a55;
  --blue-link:#005ea2; --gold:#d8a300; --gold-bright:#f0b800; --red:#b22234;
  --ink:#1b1b1b; --ink-soft:#565c65; --bg:#fff; --panel:#f3f6fb; --panel-2:#e9eef6;
  --line:#dde1e8; --line-strong:#c6ccd6; --radius:6px; --maxw:1160px;
  --shadow:0 2px 6px rgba(11,31,58,.08),0 12px 28px -18px rgba(11,31,58,.35);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
body{margin:0;background:var(--bg);color:var(--ink);font-family:"Public Sans",system-ui,sans-serif;font-size:17px;line-height:1.6;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
a.link,.entry-content a{color:var(--blue-link);text-decoration:underline}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:"Merriweather",Georgia,serif;font-weight:700;line-height:1.18;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin:0 0 .5em}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto}
.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 28px}
.section{padding:60px 0}
.section.tight{padding:42px 0}
.muted{color:var(--ink-soft)}
.center{text-align:center}

.gov-banner{background:var(--panel-2);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);font-size:13px;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.gov-banner .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:9px;min-height:34px}

.masthead{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-bottom:4px solid var(--gold)}
.masthead .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;min-height:82px;gap:20px}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:14px;color:#fff}
.brand .seal{width:46px;height:46px;border-radius:50%;background:radial-gradient(circle at 50% 38%,#2a589e,var(--navy-deep));border:2px solid var(--gold);display:grid;place-items:center;color:var(--gold-bright);font-family:"Merriweather",serif;font-weight:700;font-size:19px}
.brand .k{font-family:"Merriweather",serif;font-size:21px;font-weight:700;line-height:1.1}
.brand .s{font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,.72)}
.mainnav ul{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:26px;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.mainnav a{font-size:15px;font-weight:500;color:rgba(255,255,255,.9);padding:6px 0;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transition:border-color .15s}
.mainnav a:hover,.mainnav .current-menu-item>a{border-bottom-color:var(--gold)}
.menu-toggle{display:none;background:transparent;border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.4);color:#fff;border-radius:6px;padding:8px 12px;cursor:pointer}

.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:8px;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:12px 24px;border-radius:var(--radius);font-size:15px;font-weight:600;border:1px solid var(--navy);cursor:pointer;font-family:inherit}
.btn:hover{background:var(--navy-deep);color:#fff}
.btn.gold{background:var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold);color:var(--navy-deep)}
.btn.gold:hover{background:var(--gold-bright);color:var(--navy-deep)}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--navy);border-color:var(--line-strong)}
.btn.ghost:hover{background:var(--panel)}
.btn.sm{padding:8px 14px;font-size:13.5px}

.hero{background:var(--navy-hero);color:#fff;position:relative;overflow:hidden}
.hero:after{content:"";position:absolute;right:-120px;top:-120px;width:460px;height:460px;background:radial-gradient(circle,rgba(216,163,0,.16),transparent 60%);pointer-events:none}
.hero .wrap{padding:84px 28px 76px;position:relative}
.hero .eyebrow{font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-bright);margin-bottom:20px}
.hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(38px,6.4vw,70px);max-width:16ch;margin-bottom:0}
.hero p{margin:22px 0 30px;max-width:60ch;font-size:19px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.85)}
.hero .cta-row{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.hero .btn.ghost{color:#fff;border-color:rgba(255,255,255,.45)}
.hero .btn.ghost:hover{background:rgba(255,255,255,.1)}
.stat-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:52px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18)}
.stat{padding:22px 38px 4px 0;margin-right:38px}
.stat .n{font-family:"Merriweather",serif;font-size:34px;font-weight:700;color:var(--gold-bright)}
.stat .l{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:rgba(255,255,255,.7)}

.page-hero{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-bottom:4px solid var(--gold)}
.page-hero .wrap{padding:54px 28px}
.page-hero .eyebrow{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold-bright);margin-bottom:12px}
.page-hero h1{color:#fff;font-size:clamp(30px,4.6vw,48px);margin:0}
.page-hero p{margin:14px 0 0;color:rgba(255,255,255,.82);max-width:62ch}

.cols{display:grid;gap:22px}
.cols.c3{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(280px,1fr))}
.cols.c2{grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fit,minmax(320px,1fr))}
.card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:26px;transition:box-shadow .18s,transform .12s,border-color .18s}
.card:hover{box-shadow:var(--shadow);transform:translateY(-2px);border-color:var(--line-strong)}
.card h3{font-size:21px;margin-bottom:8px}
.card .ico{width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:8px;background:var(--panel);display:grid;place-items:center;font-size:22px;margin-bottom:14px;border:1px solid var(--line)}
.biz-card .loc{font-size:13px;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:2px 0 10px}
.biz-card .cats{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:6px;margin-top:12px}
.tag{font-size:12px;padding:4px 10px;border-radius:4px;background:var(--panel);color:var(--ink-soft);border:1px solid var(--line)}
.badge{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:5px;font-size:11.5px;font-weight:700;padding:4px 9px;border-radius:4px}
.badge.verified{background:#e7f0e9;color:#1a7a3c}
.badge.feature{background:var(--gold);color:var(--navy-deep)}

.band{background:var(--panel)}
.band.navy{background:var(--navy-deep);color:#fff}
.band.navy h2,.band.navy h3{color:#fff}
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.2fr .8fr;gap:48px;align-items:center}
.eyebrow-dark{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.2em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy);font-weight:700;margin-bottom:10px}
.lead{font-size:20px;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:60ch}

.pillar{border-left:3px solid var(--gold);padding:4px 0 4px 18px}
.pillar h3{font-size:19px;margin-bottom:6px}
.pillar p{margin:0;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:15px}

.post-list{display:grid;gap:20px;grid-template-columns:repeat(auto-fill,minmax(320px,1fr))}
.post-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:box-shadow .18s,transform .12s}
.post-card:hover{box-shadow:var(--shadow);transform:translateY(-2px)}
.post-card .thumb{aspect-ratio:16/9;background:var(--panel-2);background-size:cover;background-position:center}
.post-card .body{padding:20px}
.post-card .date{font-size:12.5px;color:var(--ink-soft);text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.06em}
.post-card h3{font-size:20px;margin:6px 0 8px}
.post-card p{margin:0;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:15px}
.article{max-width:760px;margin:0 auto;padding:50px 28px 80px}
.article h1{font-size:clamp(30px,4.6vw,46px)}
.article .date{color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:14px;margin:8px 0 26px}
.article .entry-content{font-size:18px}
.article .entry-content p{margin:0 0 1.2em}

.form-card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-top:4px solid var(--gold);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:30px;box-shadow:var(--shadow)}
.field{margin-bottom:18px}
.field label{display:block;font-size:14px;font-weight:700;margin-bottom:7px}
.field input,.field textarea,.field select{width:100%;padding:12px 14px;font-size:16px;font-family:inherit;background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line-strong);border-radius:var(--radius);color:var(--ink)}
.field input:focus,.field textarea:focus,.field select:focus{outline:none;border-color:var(--navy);box-shadow:0 0 0 3px rgba(26,68,128,.12)}
.field textarea{min-height:130px;resize:vertical}
.honey{position:absolute;left:-9999px;height:0;opacity:0}
.notice{padding:14px 16px;border-radius:var(--radius);font-size:15px;margin-bottom:18px}
.notice.ok{background:#e7f0e9;color:#1a7a3c}
.notice.err{background:#fbeef0;color:var(--red)}

.news-strip{background:var(--navy-deep);color:#fff}
.news-strip .wrap{padding:44px 28px;display:flex;gap:30px;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;flex-wrap:wrap}
.news-strip h3{color:#fff;font-size:24px;margin:0}
.news-strip p{margin:6px 0 0;color:rgba(255,255,255,.78)}
.news-strip form{display:flex;gap:10px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.news-strip input{padding:12px 16px;border-radius:var(--radius);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.3);background:rgba(255,255,255,.08);color:#fff;min-width:240px;font-size:15px}
.news-strip input::placeholder{color:rgba(255,255,255,.6)}

.site-footer{border-top:4px solid var(--gold);background:var(--navy-deep);color:rgba(255,255,255,.82)}
.site-footer .wrap{padding:46px 28px;display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:34px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.site-footer h4{color:#fff;font-family:"Merriweather",serif;font-size:18px;margin-bottom:10px}
.site-footer a{color:rgba(255,255,255,.82);font-size:14px;display:block;margin-bottom:7px}
.site-footer a:hover{color:var(--gold-bright)}
.site-footer .col{max-width:300px}
.fineprint{font-size:12.5px;color:rgba(255,255,255,.55);margin-top:14px}

.menu-check{display:none}
@media(max-width:820px){.split{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:28px}}
@media(max-width:680px){
  .masthead .wrap{flex-wrap:wrap}
  .menu-toggle{display:inline-flex;font-size:18px}
  .mainnav{flex-basis:100%}
  .mainnav ul{display:none}
  .menu-check:checked ~ .mainnav ul{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:14px;align-items:flex-start;padding:6px 0 16px}
  .hero .wrap{padding:58px 22px 54px}
  .stat{padding-right:26px;margin-right:22px}
  .news-strip .wrap{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}
}