The Center Square Daily | 3.18.26 | Soaring Gas Prices Expected

The Center Square Daily | Wednesday March 18th, 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, Greg looks at the rising cost of travel as gas prices increase and the partial government shutdown continues to affect TSA creating extended wait times at some major airports. The Center Square's Therese Boudreaux joins to discuss the latest in Congress as they attempt to reach a compromise over funding for the Department of Homeland Security and kick of a hybrid talking filibuster on the SAVE America Act. Quick hits from states around America from school choice debates in Texas and Tennessee to companies moving out of Washington state. And Greg looks at Illinois primary election results including the comments from Gov. J.B. Pritzker and his opponent GOP candidate Darren Bailey. Read more at TheCenterSquare.com Quick Hits: Washington: https://www.thecentersquare.com/issues/economy/article_2a3d52fc-dbef-4f2e-98c1-c3ae4b8624f0.html Texas: https://www.thecentersquare.com/texas/article_522fd150-9ab2-46b8-8887-9010dfeae5a6.html Tennessee: https://www.thecentersquare.com/tennessee/article_2c63bcfb-9c6b-44f9-8d0c-bd0edf31076c.html Pennsylvania: https://www.thecentersquare.com/pennsylvania/article_0a5829b1-78c9-4aa5-a6aa-1fe7afa1eb5e.html 00:00 - Intro 00:28 - Gas Prices Soar 04:14 - TSA Funding 15:05 - America's Talking 19:45 - Illinois in Focus