In the latest installment of the NBC News’ Common Ground series, Future Caucus members Georgia State Rep. Steven Sainz (R) and West Virginia State Del. Kayla Young (D) join Meet the Press NOW to discuss their work on delivering bipartisan support to their communities.
Young lawmakers talk online child safety and AI policy at annual bipartisan summit
By Amelia Twyman | States Newsroom WASHINGTON — Young Democratic and Republican state lawmakers from across the country found common ground Friday on the need to regulate artificial intelligence and kids’ online safety. Legislators at an annual conference hosted by Future Caucus, an organization that aims to strengthen bipartisan dialogue among Gen Z and millennial…
Paradise, If You Can Afford It: Hawaii Dusts Off a 1980s Housing Program to Help Young Locals Buy In
By Maya Mukherjee Hawaii is known for its natural beauty, its beaches, its poke bowls and countless pop culture phenomena like White Lotus and Lilo and Stitch. But behind its reputation as a tropical paradise lies a real problem: the cost of living has become so high that many locals cannot afford to stay in…
Prescriptive Policy: How Lawmakers’ Health Care Backgrounds Are Shaping Harm Reduction
By Eva Herrick and Elizabeth Rosen The opioid crisis is one of the nation’s most significant public health emergencies. In 2023, an average of 217 people died every day from an opioid overdose, straining the economy, health care systems and communities across the country. For legislators, tackling a problem this complex requires diverse perspectives and…
Montana Legislative AI Training and Q&A
From the Courthouse Steps to the Governor’s Desk: Rep. Justis Gibbs Gets Mississippi to Protect Incarcerated People from Toxic Chemicals
By Elizabeth Rosen On a brisk late-winter morning in 2025, Rep. Justis Gibbs, D-72, stood on the steps of a federal courthouse in Jackson. Beside him were women who had survived Mississippi’s correctional system, though not unscathed. Propped around them were photographs of women who could not be there in person. The photos showed what…
NEW: Sen. Darius Brown Announced as New Co-Chair of Delaware Future Caucus
DOVER, Del. – Today, Future Caucus announced Sen. Darius Brown, D-Wilmington, as co-chair of the Delaware Future Caucus, joining Rep. Michael Smith, R-Pike Creek Valley, in leading this cross-partisan coalition of young state legislators. Delaware is home to one of 36 state Future Caucuses nationwide, each launched and led by lawmakers from both sides of…
Lawmakers Finding a Way Forward
How Future Caucus is supporting next-gen legislators. By Joanna Kenty | The Renovator Arkansas is a tough state to have a baby. Compared to the rest of the country, statistics on maternal health and infant health have been poor. In the past, too many pregnant women weren’t getting the prenatal care they needed, especially in…
Lawmakers Hold the Line on District Lines
By Eva Herrick Being a state legislator comes with great responsibility—responsibility to your constituents, your colleagues, your party, and the Constitution. For two state legislators, national pressure to suddenly create a new district map was not a responsibility they anticipated. Last summer, Rep. Brandon Woodard, D-108, House minority leader and vice-chair of the Kansas Future…
A state lawmaker was assassinated last year. Who is keeping others safe?
The rise in threats and abuse is disproportionately affecting women lawmakers. We asked law enforcement agencies in all 50 states what they’re doing about it. By Grace Panetta | The 19th Political violence is on the rise — making the job more dangerous for state lawmakers and posing new challenges for state law enforcement officials. …