​2023 Legislative Session

October Message from the US Chamber of Commerce

Dear Northwest Chamber Friends – We are hosting two very important calls this week that I want to make sure that you are aware of and have on your calendars.  First, please join us tomorrow, October 12th, for a call hosted by the U.S. Chamber Foundation to discuss the business community’s response to the terrorist attacks in Israel.  Click here to register.  Second, we will be hosting our next monthly U.S. Chamber Federation Call this Friday, October 13th.  Click here to register. 
 
Upcoming and Recorded Events:     
Weekly Economic Updates:  
Recent blog posts to USChamber.com:  
Recent Press Releases:
(See Tube Tutorial Below)

CHAMBER DRIVEN ADVOCACY TOOL FOR BUSINESS
Use this free platform to research and follow advocacy concerns using the 2023 legislature videos with keywords.
Reach out to the Chamber with concerns for your business.
Knowing what’s happening in Montana’s state legislature just got as easy as using Google. Six Montana Chambers of Commerce pooled resources to support Open Montana’s deployment of the Council Data Project for the Montana state legislative session. This tool will perform the following services for every citizen, business, state agency, and organization in Montana:
  • Transcribe the approximately 9,000 hours of video that are expected to be produced during the state legislative session
  • Make these transcripts searchable and rank results by relevance by issue or Bill #
  • Let users easily jump to the most relevant portions of videos
  • Allow users to share links to a specific moment in a video
  • Integrate with the 2023 Capitol Tracker, which tracks the progress of bills through the Montana state legislature (coming soon)

This tool will help our members, businesses, state organizations and the general public understand and react quickly to developments in the legislative session. We believe this will result in better and more transparent government in Montana. A direct link to the tool is here.

This project was sponsored by the following Chambers: Missoula, Helena, Big Sky, Montana, Kalispell, and Great Falls.
Council Data Project is an open-source software project dedicated to providing journalists, activists, researchers, and community members
with the tools they need to stay informed and hold their governments accountable.

Open Montana is working to make governments in Montana more transparent, participatory, and collaborative. It is a program of DemocracyLab, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to empower people who use technology for public good.
M e m b e r  P a r t n e r

Montana Legislature Date Project Tutorial

STATE LEGISLATURE ENGAGEMENT
View Calendar, Search for a Bill,
House and Senate Agendas
and Committee and Hearings
Request to Testify Remotely/Upload Testimony
The lawmakers, bills and votes of the 68th Montana Legislature
COUNTY GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT
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CITY GOVERNMENT ENGAGEMENT
Join the Conversation. Contribute your ideas and ask questions about featured city projects.

Request Advocacy Support

If you have questions about a government policy/regulation or if there is an issue you feel the Chamber should be involved with through advocacy efforts or educating our membership, contact the Chamber.

Past Advocacy Issues

Learn more about the Chamber's previous positions on a variety of issues affecting the Missoula Business community.
THANK YOU TO OUR VISIONARY MEMBERS:
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