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Insight Leadership Now Project Endorses Bipartisan AI Legislation These bipartisan bills take important steps towards managing this transition in ways that support innovation, protect th Reports & Analysis Congress Needs Succession Planning Our analysis highlights the growing generational gap in Congress and recommends reforms to promote leadership renewal. Arizona Spotlight Stable Elections. Strong Economy. Competitive Arizona. We’re calling on fellow Arizona business leaders to help strengthen confidence in our elections. PRESS New Funding to Catalyze the Disenfranchised Center The goal: supporting innovative efforts to mobilize the center.
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AI’s Workforce Reckoning: “The Disruption in People’s Lives Is Going to Be Real” AI’s Workforce Reckoning: “The Disruption in People’s Lives Is Going to Be Real” At Leadership Now’s 2026 Summit, executives and technologists debated whether America is prepared for the scale and speed of the AI transition already underway. At Leadership Now’s recent… Read Leadership Now Project Applauds Passage of 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Urges President Trump to Sign the Bill into Law Leadership Now Project Applauds Passage of 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act, Urges President Trump to Sign the Bill into Law Leadership Now Project celebrates the bipartisan passage of the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act and urges President Trump to sign the bill into law immediately. Read Smart Businesses Don’t Adapt to Crony Capitalism Smart Businesses Don’t Adapt to Crony Capitalism When the Pentagon labeled AI company Anthropic a “supply chain risk” — simply for refusing to build mass surveillance or autonomous weapons tools — it signaled something alarming… Read Gov Josh Shapiro: “Government Can Still Be a Force for Good” Gov Josh Shapiro: “Government Can Still Be a Force for Good” At the 2026 Leadership Now Summit, Pennsylvania's governor argued that pragmatic, results-driven leadership is how America stays competitive — and how democratic government re-earns public trust. Read For Arizona Business Leaders, Silence Is No Longer an Option on Sensitive Workforce Issues For Arizona Business Leaders, Silence Is No Longer an Option on Sensitive Workforce Issues In the Phoenix Business Journal, Leadership Now Arizona co-founders John Fees and Adam Goodman, with Catherine Alonzo, argue that business leaders can’t stay silent on workforce stability. Coalitions,… Read Leadership Now Comments on OMB Proposed Rule Leadership Now Comments on OMB Proposed Rule Leadership Now submitted a public comment in response to an Office of Management and Budget proposed rule to regulate federal grantmaking and research funding (“Regulation for Federal Financial… Read