Sources for every story, the typography on the page, who made it, and how to get the Almanac each week.
Google Business Profile changes. Google Business Profile Help Community announcements (November 2025 to April 2026), Search Engine Land and Search Engine Journal coverage of the 2026 local SEO crackdown, multiple local-SEO practitioner guides reporting thirty-day freshness as a new ranking signal.
Microsoft Copilot pricing. Microsoft 365 Partner Center announcements for April 2026, confirmed against Bond Consulting Services' Microsoft 365 Copilot Business pricing guide; promotional eighteen-dollar rate ends June 30, 2026; standard price twenty-one dollars per user per month after.
FTC AI-washing enforcement. Federal Trade Commission press release, March 2026, "Air AI and its Owners will be Banned from Marketing Business Opportunities"; context from National Law Review's 2025 AI-washing enforcement roundup and DLA Piper's Workado case brief.
Montana SBA drought loans. U.S. Small Business Administration press release, April 3, 2026; follow-up reporting in Business Daily, April 2026; eligible counties list confirmed against sba.gov/disaster.
Display. Libre Caslon Display carries the headlines. A high-contrast cut for paragraph-leading type.
Feature. Fraunces variable font for section headings, pullquotes, and deckheads.
Body. Libre Caslon Text for long-form reading. Generous margins. A five-minute read should feel like five minutes.
Interface. Public Sans for labels, metadata, and the quiet mechanics at the edges.
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