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How to Get There
Click the Channels icon in the left navigation menu from anywhere in Cloverleaf.
What Is a Channel?
A Channel is a specific government entity covered by Cloverleaf. Each Channel has its own page with meeting history, speaker information, and links to external government resources. Examples include the Chicago City Council, California Department of Transportation, or the Arizona State Legislature.
Channels may have video coverage, document coverage, or both depending on what that government body makes publicly available.
Searching and Filtering the Directory
Use the search bar at the top of the Channel Directory to look up any city, county, or agency by name. You can also filter by:
- State - Narrow results to a specific state
- County - Focus on a specific county within a state
- Channel Type - Filter by the type of government body (see full list below)
Tip: Combine filters to zero in quickly. Filtering by State first will narrow the County and Channel Type options automatically, making it easier to find exactly what you're looking for.
What You'll Find on a Channel Page
Click any Channel name to open its detail page. From there you can view contact information, verified speakers, the video archive, and the document archive - and run a keyword search scoped to just that government body.
For a full breakdown of what's on a Channel page, see the Channel Detail Page article.
Channel Types
Channel Types group government bodies by category, making it easier to filter the directory and build targeted Campaigns. Here are all current Channel Types:
- Broadband Office - Oversees broadband and fiber expansion, including BEAD funding
- Budget and Finance Committee - Manages budgetary policy and financial oversight
- City Council
- County Commissioner
- Department of Natural Resources
- Education - Includes K-12 school boards and public higher education institutions
- Environmental Agency
- Federal Agency
- Federal Committee
- Fire/Police Board
- Parks and Recreation
- Planning Commission
- Port Authority
- State Agency
- State Executive Offices
- State Health Department
- State Legislature
- Transportation
- Water District
- Other - Any government body not covered by the categories above
Tip: Channel Types can be used as filters throughout the platform - including in Campaigns - to keep your monitoring focused on the types of government bodies most relevant to your work.
Quick Actions
| What You Want to Do | How to Do It |
|---|---|
| Browse all covered governments | Click the Channels icon in the left navigation menu |
| Find a specific agency | Use the search bar in the Channel Directory |
| Filter by geography or type | Use the State, County, and Channel Type filters |
| Open a Channel's full profile | Click the Channel name from the directory list |
| Search within a single Channel | Click Search This Channel from the Channel page |
Questions? Contact us at support@cloverleaf.ai