Today marks the start of Hispanic Heritage Month — a month where we recognize the contributions and influence of Hispanic Americans to the history, culture, and achievements for the United States. Last year, we invited young, Hispanic legislators from across the country to share their stories in a live conversation with MAP. Texas State Representative Victoria Neave,…
Future of Work Advisory Council: Keeping it In-State
The inaugural meeting of the FOWAC occurred on Tuesday, September 13th and was titled Keeping it In-State: How to Encourage Home-Grown Talent to Stay Close-to-Home. As the name suggests, the meeting was largely focused on how state legislatures can promote talent retention in their respective jurisdictions. Policies discussed included state education policies, state tax structures,…
What to expect at the National Citizen Leadership Conference
“Freedom, unity, and civic courage.” That’s the theme of American Promise’s National Citizen Leadership Conference coming up in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28-29.
The Future Favors the Brave
Today, we must summon that bravery once more as Americans pursue one of our biggest, most important challenges yet: building the largest, multiracial, multiethnic, multireligious democracy in the history of the world.
Report: How many jobs will microgrids produce?
Investing in the renewable energy components of microgrids — especially energy storage and solar photovoltaics (PV) — generates jobs and yields economic benefits, along with resilience and environmental pluses. With additional regulation and incentives, those numbers could be even higher, according to the report.
The solution to student debt?
This past week, the Biden Administration announced their plans for the much anticipated student loan relief. This policy had been in development for a while — dating back to promises President Biden made on the campaign trail. With student debt ballooning over the past decades, most Americans have found themselves admitting this is a serious problem, even…
MILLENNIAL POLITICIANS ON FINDING COMMON GROUND
AT A DIVISIVE TIME IN NATIONAL POLITICS, HOW CAN LOCAL POLITICIANS WORK FOR THE COMMON GOOD? HEAR FROM TWO YOUNG LEADERS. In US politics, bipartisanship is now the exception, not the rule. But the Millennial Action Project is pushing back: it trains young leaders to bridge the partisan divide and work together to solve America’s…
2022 Future Summit
“I’m excited about the work Millennial Action Project does to bring people together… Welcome to our state.” Governor Jared Polis opened 2022 Future Summit, the nation’s largest bipartisan gathering of young state legislators with a keynote address. From July 29th to 31st, nearly 50 legislators from all across the country came together to affirm their…
Young people, patriotism and the Fourth of July
This holiday weekend Americans will celebrate with hot dogs, poolside parties and firework displays. What they’ll be celebrating is an open question among young Americans like me.
Transform our energy grid now with renewable microgrids
Energy costs are the single most important factor in rising inflation. If we can stabilize those costs, we can begin to rein in inflation.