March 2022

Everything’s bigger in Texas. The annual event that brings together tech, music, and film is happening IRL this year. And it’s all going down in Austin. Planned Parenhood President and CEO Alexis McGill Johnson is the keynote speaker. And big-name guests like Dolly Parton and Donald Glover will be there. Yee-haw.

Once again, Congress has until midnight to find a way to keep the gov up and running. Lawmakers have been working since September to come up with a spending bill for this fiscal year. But they keep punting the ball with stopgap bills — and in February, they narrowly avoided a shutdown with yet another temporary spending bill. Which expires tonight. Procrastination at its finest. Read more about how shutdowns work. And how they could impact your wallet.