What's new
We’re always working to make local government easier to follow. Here’s a look at what’s changed — newest first. Want updates in your inbox? Subscribe to your community.
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June 2026
Deeper Town Meeting coverage
Warrant articles now pull their full discussion, vote results, and linked documents into a single report, so you can follow an article from debate to decision in one place. -
June 2026
Photos from the meeting
Reports can now include a key image from the meeting itself, giving you a sense of the room and the moment at a glance. -
June 2026
More background on every topic
Topics and high-impact issues now have an optional “more background” you can expand for what was discussed, what was decided, and what happens next. -
June 2026
Clearer split votes
When a board splits on a vote, reports no longer imply everyone agreed. Where an individual member's position isn't clear, it's marked as unclear instead of guessed. -
May 2026
Search across MeetingWatch
Find any topic, person, board, or town instantly with built-in search. -
May 2026
Know what's coming up
For meetings that haven't happened yet, a short preview tells you what's on the agenda, alongside a calendar of upcoming meetings in your community. -
May 2026
Weekly email digest
Subscribe to a once-a-week roundup of the most important meetings and decisions in your community, curated and delivered to your inbox. -
May 2026
Support your local coverage
You can now chip in to help keep coverage going for the community you care about. -
April 2026
Email updates for your boards
Sign up to be notified whenever new reports are published for the boards and committees you follow. -
April 2026
Town Meeting & warrant articles
Warrant articles, their vote results, and the arguments for and against are now tracked so you can see how each measure fared. -
April 2026
Explore coverage on a map
Browse an interactive map of every community we cover in your state, and jump straight to a town's meetings. -
April 2026
“Worth Watching” decisions
High-impact decisions — tax and fee changes, safety measures, and the like — are surfaced even when the meeting was otherwise routine, so the quiet-but-important items don't slip by. -
March 2026
Jump to the moment
Key moments in a report link straight to that point in the meeting video, so you can watch what was said for yourself. -
March 2026
Board member profiles
Every board member has a profile tracking their votes, stated positions, and attendance over time. -
March 2026
See what's heating up
Spirited and heated meetings are flagged so you can quickly find where the real debate is happening. -
March 2026
MeetingWatch launches
Every public meeting in covered communities is transcribed, analyzed, and published as a readable report — usually within a day, free to read, and linked back to its official sources.