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   Scoped to this article only. Keeps CIVIO black/white/red visual language. */
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/* TOC + INTRO */
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/* ARTICLE SECTIONS */
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/* SIGNAL / TRAJECTORY / TABLE */
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/* BARS + DUAL LOGIC */
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/* RESEARCH NOTES */
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/* AI STACK */
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/* REGIONAL STRATEGIES + CONCLUSION */
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}
@media(max-width:480px){body.budget-policy-page .design-flow-buttons{grid-template-columns:1fr!important}}
@media print{body.budget-policy-page .budget-hero .budget-hero-visual,body.budget-policy-page .design-flow,body.budget-policy-page .readiness-check,body.budget-policy-page .final-thesis{box-shadow:none!important}}

/* 2026-08-13 contrast / specificity fix
   Keep dark-panel text readable against stronger generic article selectors. */
body.budget-policy-page .ai-stack .ai-layer.replaceable{
  margin:16px 16px 0!important;
  border:1px dashed #999!important;
  background:#fff!important;
  color:#111!important;
}
body.budget-policy-page .ai-stack .ai-layer.shared{
  margin:0 8px!important;
  border-left:1px solid #111!important;
  border-right:1px solid #111!important;
  background:#f5f5f2!important;
  color:#111!important;
}
body.budget-policy-page .ai-stack .ai-layer.persistent{
  background:#111!important;
  color:#fff!important;
}
body.budget-policy-page .ai-stack .ai-layer.persistent span{
  color:#ff6872!important;
}
body.budget-policy-page .ai-stack .ai-layer.persistent strong{
  display:block!important;
  color:#fff!important;
  visibility:visible!important;
  opacity:1!important;
}
body.budget-policy-page .ai-stack .ai-layer.persistent small{
  color:#ccc!important;
}

body.budget-policy-page .budget-section .design-flow .interactive-head h3,
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section .readiness-check .interactive-head h3{
  display:block!important;
  margin:0 0 7px!important;
  padding-top:0!important;
  color:#fff!important;
  font-size:22px!important;
  line-height:1.55!important;
  visibility:visible!important;
  opacity:1!important;
}
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section .design-flow .interactive-head>span,
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section .readiness-check .interactive-head>span{
  color:#ff6872!important;
}
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section .design-flow .interactive-head p,
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section .readiness-check .interactive-head p{
  color:#b8b8b8!important;
}

body.budget-policy-page .design-flow .design-flow-buttons button[aria-pressed="true"]{
  background:var(--budget-red)!important;
  color:#fff!important;
}
body.budget-policy-page .design-flow .design-flow-buttons button[aria-pressed="true"] small,
body.budget-policy-page .design-flow .design-flow-buttons button[aria-pressed="true"] b{
  color:#fff!important;
}
body.budget-policy-page .readiness-check .check-item{
  border-color:#3b3b3b!important;
  background:#171717!important;
  color:#fff!important;
  box-shadow:none!important;
}
body.budget-policy-page .readiness-check .check-item span,
body.budget-policy-page .readiness-check .check-item small,
body.budget-policy-page .readiness-check .check-item label{
  color:#aaa!important;
}
body.budget-policy-page .readiness-check .check-item b,
body.budget-policy-page .readiness-check .check-item strong{
  color:#fff!important;
}
body.budget-policy-page .readiness-check .check-item:has(input:checked){
  border-color:#ff6872!important;
  background:#221014!important;
}

/* 2026-08-13 reading rhythm refinement
   Source HTML intentionally keeps short statements in separate <p> elements.
   Tighten paragraph-to-paragraph spacing while preserving space around visual blocks. */
body.budget-policy-page .budget-intro>p:last-of-type{margin-bottom:0!important}
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section>p:last-child{margin-bottom:0!important}
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section>p + .signal-grid,
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section>p + .trajectory,
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section>p + .table-scroll,
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section>p + .budget-bars,
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section>p + .dual-logic,
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section>p + .research-view,
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section>p + .ai-stack,
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section>p + .design-flow,
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section>p + .readiness-check,
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section>p + .regional-strategies,
body.budget-policy-page .budget-section>p + .final-thesis{margin-top:26px!important}
@media(max-width:760px){
  body.budget-policy-page .budget-intro>p,
  body.budget-policy-page .budget-section>p{margin-bottom:.95em!important;line-height:1.88!important}
}