On a brisk, sunny day in September, six young lawmakers from Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Massachusetts, North Dakota, and Rhode Island landed in the Land of Enchantment — Santa Fe, New Mexico — for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Each lawmaker is part of the Energy & Environment Innovation Fellowship, a two-year program that equips lawmakers across state and party…
Criminal Justice Fellows Explore Little Scandinavia
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 with the tools and…
Future Summit 2025
On a sweltering summer afternoon in Washington, D.C., nearly 80 lawmakers from 32 states trickled into the vibrant lobby of the Kimpton Hotel Monaco to check in for Future Summit, the nation’s largest cross-partisan gathering of Gen Z and millennial state legislators. The room had the air of a family reunion: hugs between long-separated friends,…
Energy & Environment Fellows in Santa Fe, New Mexico
By Catherine Nichols On a brisk, sunny day in September, six young lawmakers from Colorado, Hawaii, Iowa, Massachusetts, North Dakota, and Rhode Island landed in the Land of Enchantment — Santa Fe, New Mexico — for a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Each lawmaker is part of the Energy & Environment Innovation Fellowship, a two-year program that equips…
Q&A: Co-chairs of AI policy task force for younger state lawmakers
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.…