The state salary hub series rolled through Virginia ($86,820/yr, CRNA $243K), Washington ($112,180/yr, top travel pay nationally), Michigan ($86,370/yr, new FPA), North Carolina ($82,330/yr, Duke/UNC market), and Arizona ($94,920/yr, full NP practice authority). AI legislation dominated news — Washington state passed HB 2155 barring AI from using nursing titles, and a dozen-plus states regulated AI in prior authorization. Cross Country Healthcare agreed to a $437M PE takeover.