Fulcrum | By Meaghan Downey In North Carolina’s March Republican primary, a candidate barely old enough to order a beer knocked off a ten-term state legislator. The victory by Wyatt Gable, 21, over state Rep. George Cleveland, 84, comes as Americans have voiced concerns over the age of elected officials, especially the two frontrunners in November’s…
Young lawmakers chart bipartisan future for state Legislature
Times Union | By Dan Clark ALBANY — It’s not every day you see a member of the state Legislature in an orange jumpsuit on their way to jail, but that’s what lawmakers in the body’s Future Caucus saw during a meeting of their nascent group last week. The subject of the photo appeared to be…
Youthful state lawmakers in Future Caucus gather in Georgia to peer into crystal ball
Georgia Recorder | By Ross Williams Gen Z and Millennial state leaders from around the South came to Atlanta this weekend for an exclusive summit for young legislators featuring panels on topics like artificial intelligence and mass incarceration. The event, which included lawmakers from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida and North Carolina, ran Thursday through Saturday…