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OUR FOCUS
- ENERGY IN OUR STATE AND REGION
- ECONOMIC JUSTICE
- FAIR TAXATION
- CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
- ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY
REPORTS
- PROGRESSIVE TAXATION
- PROFILES IN HYPOCRISY
- HOW STATES TAX TRANSMSSION
- IMPLICATIONS OF TRANSMISSION TAX RATES
- TAX EXPENDITURES
- OIL AND GAS TAX HOLIDAY
- UNIVERSAL SYSTEMS BENEFITS
OPINION PIECES
- THE TRUTH ABOUT THE POWER LINE STRUGGLE
- GOOD BILLS GIVEN LITTLE CONSIDERATION IN 2011 LEGISLATURE
- 2011 LEGISLATURE DIDN'T REFLECT TRUE MONTANA VALUES
- THE WIDENING WEALTH GAP
- PSC FLIRTS WITH DANGEROUS PRECEDENT IN REVISITING FINAL ORDER
WORKING WITH OTHERS
- AMERICANS FOR RESPONSIBLE TAXES
- CAP THE RATE CAMPAIGN
- GREAT PLAINS RURAL POLICY
- NORTHWEST ENERGY COALITION
- PARTNERSHIP FOR MONTANA'S FUTURE
- WESTERN CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCATES
RESOURCES
2011 MONTANA LEGISLATURE
- IN THEIR OWN WORDS
- PROFILES IN HYPOCRISY: MONTANA LEGISLATORS ASSAIL GOVERNMENT SPENDING WHILE BENEFITTING FROM FARM SUBSIDY PROGRAMS
The Staff
Ken Toole, President
Ken Toole is a former Vice Chair of the Montana Public Service Commission and a founder of the Montana Human Rights Network and The Policy Institute. He served in the Montana Senate for six years. During his term in the Senate he served as Chair of the Senate Energy and Telecommunications committee and Vice Chair of the Senate Tax and Senate Natural Resources committees. He has more than 25 years experience working on a broad range of energy issues for citizen groups in Montana.
Molly Severtson, Leadership Seminar Series Director
Molly Severtson graduated from The University of Montana-Missoula with honors in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology and political science. She worked for four years as the Tour Marketing Associate for Missoula Children's Theatre (MCT), routing, booking and supporting the world's largest touring children's theatre program and representing MCT at national and international booking conferences around the country. Severtson then worked as a reporter and photographer for The Shelby Promoter, where her work earned her six Montana Better Newspaper Association awards in two years.
As a freelancer, Severtson developed search engine optimization content for Student Assistance Foundation, produced a quarterly e-newsletter for MCT and developed websites for various clients including Windmill Nursery, Interiors by Design and the Helena Chamber Singers. At The Policy Institute, Severtson's work has included producing whitepapers on tax expenditure bills in the 2009 Montana Legislature; the taxation of electrical transmission in Montana and the region; and analysis of Montana's oil and gas tax holiday. Severtson currently oversees the Leadership Seminar Series, a year-long training program for emerging progressive leaders in Montana.