Travis Kavulla's Attack Ad: false

One of the primary reasons I started this blog, was to shed light on blatantly inaccurate information about energy in the Inter-mountain west.  The hope is that the discourse on energy policy would shit from one of rumor, to one of information that would, in the end, produce better policy results for Montanans.

It is in that vein that I am calling out Travis Kavulla.   The ad, which Travis says is running in Great Falls claims that  "As a State Senator Ryan Voted to Continue Deregulation".  Supporting this claim is background text that reads: "Montana Legislature, 60th Session; 4/19/2007 D. Ryan, Nay". 

Regardless of what the Commissioner of Political Practices might say, I think it would be at least fair for Travis to provide the reference to the bill that Mr. Ryan voted against.  And, assuming that the bill in question is HB 25, you can not, Mr. Kavulla, credibly say that Mr. Ryan's "nay" was a vote to continue deregulation. 

HB 25 is certainly an effort to reverse deregulation by allowing NorthWestern Energy and others to own generation assets. However, a nay vote is not a vote to continue deregulation.  Just like, and i know this may be difficult for someone who went to Harvard and wrote for the national review, being a republican does not make you opposed to say, truth.