Public policymaking starts at the local level — national and state political debates often begin in cities, counties, and other local jurisdictions. Advocates and innovators are increasingly turning to city hall to enact public policy, resulting in a patchwork of laws and regulations across the country. But monitoring the actions of thousands of localities — municipalities, counties, townships, and special districts — can be a monumental task. MultiState’s local service alerts you of activity before it happens, in over 4,850 local jurisdictions across the country (and growing).
Get StartedMultiState has a sophisticated process to alert you to activity in thousands of local jurisdictions. When the city council, county commission, or school board posts an agenda item relevant to you, you’ll be the first to know. Since our service was first established more than years ago, it has expanded to cover more than 4,850 jurisdictions nationwide, and that number continues to grow daily.
Our local government monitoring is founded on the work of our experienced policy analysts, not scattered keyword searching or blanket web crawling. MultiState policy analysts scour city and county websites on an ongoing basis in order to identify upcoming action and send you advanced notice. When an issue important to you is identified on an agenda, it is immediately integrated into your custom online tracking database and you’ll receive an email alert. We put eyes on every single document we locate, ensuring we consistently identify any and all issues relevant to you. If documents are not provided online, we contact localities directly to help facilitate document collection and follow up with jurisdictions once an issue has been identified to establish next steps in the process. Depending on your needs, our team can also monitor ballot measures, social media, news reports, and press releases.
On the local level, a casual conversation can turn into an ordinance practically overnight. We know that timing is imperative — so as soon as we know, you’ll know. Our alerts are sent directly to your inbox and customized to fit your workflow. Snapshots are sent each hour, provided new information is available, alerting you to the local action that has been uncovered. MultiState’s online issue management platform houses all your local ordinance information and allows you to easily view and export the data, as well as create and schedule your own snapshots to fit your team’s unique needs.
“For almost 20 years, MultiState has led the industry in local government monitoring. We can help you track any local issue important to your organization.”
Senior Director, Local Operations
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