The Center Square Daily | 3.12.26 | Gun Ban Bill Advances

The Center Square Daily | Thursday March 12th, 2026 Greg Bishop hosts The Center Square Daily, a review of some of the top headlines concerning taxpayers across the country. On today’s show, Virginia advances legislation to strictly regulate firearms. The Center Square's Jared Strong joins to discuss his investigation into the practice of paying out large quantities unused vacation time for state employees when they leave their jobs regardless of circumstances. Quick hits from states around America with Washington legislature giving Spokane another four years to comply with state climate mandates, New Jersey offer is looking to offer property tax relief to seniors, California lawmakers look at suspending gas taxes, and Tennessee moved forward a bill to creating a state immigration crime. And Don Tracy, GOP U.S. Senate candidate for Illinois joins to discuss the issues he is concerned about ahead of Illinois primary next week. Read more at TheCenterSquare.com 00:00 - Intro 00:27 - Virginia Gun Ban Bill Advances 06:23 - Wisconsin paid $118k to Warden 13:50 - America's Talking: Around the US 17:11 - Illinois in Focus