By Layla Zaidane | The Fulcrum When Zohran Mamdani was sworn in as New York City’s mayor on Jan. 1 at age 34, it became impossible to ignore that a new generation is no longer waiting its turn. That new generation is now governing. America is entering an era where “young leadership” is no longer…
Young Lawmakers in the Kansas Future Caucus Host Training with the Levin Center
Mississippi lawmakers train in AI ahead of session
In Jackson, Mississippi young lawmakers in the bipartisan Mississippi Future Caucus hosted a training on Artificial Intelligence with OpenAI Academy—the creators of ChatGPT.
Alabama Young Lawmakers’ Dinner Reception
Reflecting on 2025: Young Leaders Choose Solidarity over Division
By Layla Zaidane, President and CEO If you only followed national headlines this year, you’d think American politics is on its last legs. Partisan divides deepened. Trust eroded—in democracy and in each other. Public servants faced dangerous realities that would make anyone question why they chose this work in the first place. But that’s not…
Turning Good Stories Into Long-Term Wins
How Nonprofits Can Build Storytelling Systems That Last By Elizabeth Rosen Two months ago, Reed Howard and I had the chance to run a workshop at ComNet—the annual gathering of The Communications Network—on something we obsess over here at Future Caucus: turning good stories into long-term wins. Once the headline slides off the front page…
Encouraging Disagreement in the Right Way: A Look Back at the 2025 Future Caucus Rising Star Awards
By Elizabeth Rosen Future Caucus gathered its network on November 18 for the eighth annual Rising Star Awards, bringing lawmakers, partners, and supporters together in Washington, D.C., for an evening centered on trust, courage, and imagination. Layla Zaidane opened the night by grounding the room in the reality of the moment. She reflected on how…
DeKalb County paying $16,500 to cover school meal debt
By Zoe Seiler | Decaturish DECATUR, Ga. — DeKalb County CEO Lorraine Cochran-Johnson announced Nov. 17 that the county will pay about $16,500 to DeKalb County Schools to cover school meal debt. “Today, it is also a great honor to affirm that DeKalb County is committed to our children,” Cochran-Johnson said. “DeKalb County has worked…
Layla Zaidane Discusses Mobilizing Younger Generations in Politics with Zinhle Essamuah & Kate Snow on NBC News Daily
Prenatal-to-Three Innovation Fellows & Southern Lawmakers in Arkansas
By Catherine Nichols As September came to a close, lawmakers from 13 states traveled to Bentonville, Arkansas for an unforgettable three-day event, knitting together the annual experiential learning trip of the Prenatal-to-Three Innovation Fellowship with the second-ever Future Summit South. The Innovation Fellows come to maternal and child health and wellness policymaking from a variety…