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The Burton K. Wheeler Center for Public Policy in Bozeman, MT, promotes the discussion, analysis and eventual resolution of critical issues facing Montana and the region. The Center holds an annual conference and business roundtable, sponsors research and lectures, publishes conference reports and maintains this Web page for Montanans and others who are seeking solutions to some of today's most pressing issues and problems.

The Center for the Rocky Mountain West is a regional studies program at The University of Montana in Missoula. Its work focuses on the Interior West of North America straddling the Rocky Mountains of the United States and Canada. Through cross-disciplinary programs in public education, research, and teaching, the Center explores the region's rich history and alternatives for its future.

The National Institute on Money in State Politics is a nonpartisan 501(c)3 tax-exempt charitable organization dedicated to accurate, comprehensive and unbiased documentation and research on campaign finance at the state level. The Institute develops searchable databases, makes them available to the public online, and analyzes the information to determine the role campaign money plays in public policy debates in the states. The Institute also publishes studies and provides technical assistance and training to reporters, academic researchers and public interest groups that work on state policy issues.

The Public Policy Research Institute promotes sustainable communities and landscapes through collaborative governance, which includes -- but is not limited to -- citizen participation, deliberative democracy, multi-party negotiation, community-based collaboration, cooperative conservation, joint fact finding, and consensus building.