By Austin Jenkins | Pluribus News Future Caucus, a nonprofit that brings together Generation Z and millennial policymakers, announced Wednesday the membership of its new National Task Force on State Artificial Intelligence Policy. The 12 lawmakers span the country and both political parties. The task force was created to serve as a “brain trust for state-level AI…
Criminal Justice fellows in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
By Catherine Nichols Philadelphia was enjoying unusually mild late summer weather the day eight young lawmakers from Alaska, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, Rhode Island, South Dakota, and Vermont converged for an impactful three-day experiential learning trip. The attending lawmakers are all members of Future Caucus’ Criminal Justice Innovation Fellowship, a bipartisan program designed to equip legislators…
Civic Innovation Fellows in Alaska
The Innovation Fellowship begins with a year of deep learning – where lawmakers explore new perspectives, hear from experts across industries, and ask questions without easy answers. Year two is about transforming those insights into bipartisan legislation designed for the future. To close their first year, each Fellowship cohort travels together for an experiential learning…
Meet the Lawmakers Trying to Bring Civility Back to Politics
State legislators in Minnesota, Arkansas, Kansas and beyond are taking on America’s political rage. Opponents are ‘not the devil.’ By Scott Calvert | The Wall Street Journal MINNEAPOLIS—On the terrace of an upscale hotel one recent evening, the entertainment—a singing quartet—featured a baritone, tenor, alto and soprano. Equally notable was their political range, from conservative…
Lawmakers face mounting tech opposition over AI rules
Austin Jenkins | State Affairs State lawmakers, civil society groups and others who have sought to regulate artificial intelligence face a mounting, industry-led opposition campaign that is prepared to spend big in 2026 to thwart their efforts. Three super PACs launched in recent weeks, two funded by Meta and one by the AI industry more…
Lessons from the Last Frontier: Civic Innovation Fellows Explore Voting Reform in Alaska
By Catherine Nichols In August 2025, five young lawmakers from Alabama, Delaware, Iowa, Maryland, and Mississippi — all participants in Future Caucus’ Civic Innovation Fellowship — traveled to Anchorage, Alaska, for an extraordinary field trip. The Civic Innovation Fellowship equips a bipartisan group of early-career legislators with tools to strengthen democracy and foster cross-partisan collaboration.…
Learning Along the Way | with Rep. Vanessa Grossl and Rep. Jennifer Mandelbaum
Welcome to Elected Women Across America, a podcast brought to you by the National Foundation for Women Legislators and featuring elected women with common goals to exchange legislative ideas and reach across the aisle. Hosted by Brenna Kehew Sculley, this podcast provides a direct line to the leaders that the organization empowers. We’re featuring new…
After Kirk assassination, young Alabama lawmakers issue bipartisan call for civility
By Grayson Everett | Yellowhammer News In the wake of the horrific political assassination of Charlie Kirk during an on-campus speaking last week in Utah, two young Alabama lawmakers took a step across party lines to call for civility amid the chaos. State Rep. James Lomax, a Republican age 34, and State Rep. Jeremy Gray, a Democrat…
Indiana politicians react to shooting of Conservative activist Charlie Kirk
By Hannah Adamson at Fox 59 Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS — Dozens of Indiana politicians have taken to social media to express condolences to the family of Conservative activist and Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Kirk was shot and killed on Wednesday during an “American Comeback Tour” event in Utah. He was 31 years old. As part of…
Swimming against the Tide: Governing from the Superminority
By Elizabeth Rosen This story is part one of a two-part series exploring what it’s like to govern from the superminority and the supermajority in state legislatures. In this conversation with Rep. Seth Bronko, R-Conn., and Rep. Justis Gibbs, D-Miss., and this conversation with Asm. Ed Ra, R-N.Y., and Del. Kayla Young, D-W.Va., they reflect…