Recently, Fort Benton community members connected with lawmakers and learned advocacy skills during a Legislative Advocacy Training for Farmers and Ranchers workshop hosted by Montana Farmers Union. At this free, public event, attendees learned how to use the Montana legislative website to connect with legislators in their region and how to join active sessions through the website. Attendees also practiced calling their legislators and writing letters to the editor and connected with local representatives and shared issues important to them and their community. MFU, a grassroots, non-partisan...
