PSC Candidate Ron Tussing in Trouble

CITY OF BILLINGS MAYOR RON TUSSING HAS HAD FOUR ETHICS VIOLATION COMPLAINTS FILED AGAINST HIM WITH THE BILLINGS BOARD OF ETHICS
by MONTANA NEWS ASSOCIATION

Billings Mt.,Aug 26, 2008--/MNA PRESS/--Billings Mayor Ron Tussing has had four ethics violations complaints filed against him, with the Billings Board of Ethics. A letter, signed by over 100 citizens, was sent to Judge Russell Fagg, in his capacity as Chair of the Billings Board of Ethics. The four complaints pertain to potential breaches of duty allegedly committed by Ron Tussing in his official capacity as mayor.

According to Montana Code Annotated 2-2-121, public officers are prohibited from using public time, facilities, equipment, supplies, personnel, or funds to solicit support for, or opposition to, local ballot issues. The letter to Judge Fagg outlines four potential issues, in which Ron Tussing may be in violation of Montana State law. Ron Tussing, in his official capacity of mayor, is a member of the Celebrate Billings steering committee and as such, actively campaigned for and supported the passage of the 2006 Billings Ballpark Bond Issue and the 2007 School District 2 Mill Levy. Mayor Tussing also campaigned against the 2006 Repeal of the 2004 Public Safety Mill Levy.

The complainants allege that Mayor Ron Tussing used Billings City time, facilities, equipment and supplies in support for, and opposition to, these ballot issues. The complainants attached over thirty (30) evidentiary exhibits, in support of their claims.

The Billings Board of Ethics will meet to review the complaints. The complainants have requested that all members of the board, who have been appointed by Ron Tussing, be recused from the review process. The complainants also have requested that Victoria Cech, whose husband serves on the Celebrate Billings Steering Committee with Ron Tussing, be recused, as well.

If the Board substantiates the complaints, the next step is to refer the complaints to the Yellowstone County Attorney’s office. The county attorney may then launch investigations into the alleged breaches of duty and fine Ron Tussing between $50 and $1,000, for each substantiated violation.

Ron Tussing is running against Brad Molnar for Public Service Commission District 2.

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These complaints are filed by Don Cyphers (AKA Mike the Democrat), the guy who converted an old ambulance into his satellite "command unit". He claims to be a reporter, yet has no television, radio or newspaper. Only a website called the Montana News Association. Mr. Cyphers and his clan are going after Mayor Tussing for his support for the new baseball park in Billings and his support for a School District 2 mill levy that was successful in reopening an elementary school in Billings Heights, adding improved video security systems to the high schools throughout the school district and launching ALL DAY Kindergarten. Good for Mayor Tussing! He has been an excellent leader to make Billings a better community to live in. Thanks to his leadership and participation, Billings has a beautiful new baseball field that the majority of Billings voters approved. Also the mill levy for schools and another for safety improvements (a new fire hall for the west end) all passed by impressive margins. Mayor Tussing's suggestion of a district wide recycling program has also been a great improvement for SD 2.

107 people filed the complaints against Ron Tussing.

Get your facts straight Billings resident. Oh this must be the Tussing ronnettes. How stupid, clearly they are. Enough said.

Did any of you watch the Tussing debate? He has NO knowledge of the PSC and it's workings. He really shows his confusion. I heard that he will not be running for re-election for Mayor. GO HOME TUSSING.

Thanks Billings Resident, I went to the montanasnews.tv site and look what I found.

BILLINGS MAYOR RON TUSSING, PSC CANDIDATE IN DEBATE AGAINST BRAD MOLNAR SHOWS HIS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE

Billings Mt., Sept 28, 2008--/MNA PRESS/--The more Billings Mayor Ron Tussing, PSC2 candidate, opens his mouth about energy, the more he shows he should keep it shut. Better to remain silent and be thought a fool…
Ron Tussing said, in his closing statement at Wednesday’s debate with District 2 Public Service Commissioner Brad Molnar:“The question to ask yourselves…who’s going to do right by me? Not who can quote facts and figures – all that stuff can be learned.”
Let’s deal with the quoting facts and figures part of Ron Tussing’s assertion, first: Exactly when would Ron Tussing like to learn about “all that stuff”, as he so succinctly and eloquently put it? After he’s been elected and starts collecting his $80,000 annual salary? More to the point, Ron Tussing apparently thinks being a Public Service Commissioner just means having the ability to parrot facts and figures, without understanding “all that stuff”, he is grossly mistaken.
Greg Jergeson, Chairman of the Montana Public Service Commission, in a phone interview with the Montana News, when asked about the ideal background for a candidate, responded,“A person who can work through – plow through – the excruciating details of budgets, as well as financial and economic information; someone who has the capability and ability to understand the significance of the numbers.” Jergeson went on to specify that a Public Service Commissioner needs to be patient, thorough, and have a good understanding of both the big picture and the details that go into that picture.“You gotta be able to meld the big picture and the details,” stressed Jergeson.
According to Greg Jergeson, a Montana Public Service Commissioner needs to be able to “understand the significance of the numbers.” According to Ron Tussing, a Montana Public Service Commissioner only needs to be able to “quote facts and figures”, which “stuff” can be learned…apparently after getting the job.
Ron Tussing – amazingly – ended by telling voters to ask themselves,“who’s going to do right by me?”
A short sampling of Ron Tussing’s notorious history of NOT doing right by people follows:
Did Ron Tussing “do right” by the citizens of Billings, when he, as a former dirty Chief of Police, allowed – and quite potentially encouraged – the use of excessive force on the part of some his dirty underlings?
Did Ron Tussing “do right” by Officer Sandra Leonard, when, as Chief of Police, he referred to her as a “bitch” in an e-mail to a subordinate, simply because Officer Leonard had objected to the Billings Police Department’s breach of its duties under the Human Rights Act.
Did Ron Tussing “do right” by Officer Steve Feuerstein, when he (Tussing) e-mailed command staff,“Okay, let’s play hardball. The Unit is out of control. I think Joe [Bryce] has a plan to get Steve [Feuerstein] out…”
Did Ron Tussing “do right”, when with sweating face, twitching cheeks, and darting eyes that blinked repeatedly, he lied on the stand – over and over – during the Feuerstein trial?
Did Ron Tussing “do right” by the citizens of Billings, when he bilked them out of a $160,000 settlement to leave his position as a dirty Chief of Police and then turned around and ran for Mayor?
Based on Ron Tussing’s history with Billings citizens, who could possibly think that in the future, Ron Tussing would “do right”, by anyone?

Don Cyphers (aka How Dumb, bla bla bla, Soaicburns) You are a convicted felon. You hate police and you've been on crusade against Tussing for putting you in jail for impersonating an attorney. You defrauded a woman of her life savings and you killed her dog. Tussing put you away and now you want revenge. Well, good luck with that. As Brad Molnar's campaign manager, it's a perfect pair of misfits! Ron Tussing kicked your candidate's patootie! Molnar was caught lying about deregulation that he sponsored. Molnar lied about wind energy and he lied about there being no proof of his sponsorship of deregulation. Anyone can look up the Billings Gazette archives of February 2, 2001 and see the quote where Molnar says he "consistently voted for and defended utility deregulation." I know you, the dog killer, and Mr. Molnar don't like to operate in the truth zone, but there are too many news sources and legislative records to refute your attempt to rewrite history. Say, Cyphers, I LOVE the converted ambulance you drive around in! I love the lettering on the side that calls it your satellite mobile command unit! Can you say C R A Z Y? You and Molnar couldn't be more suited for one another! A match made in HE!!

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Cyphers won Tussing Lost ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha

I guess no one cares about what you post or even believes you. However a fact is a fact, Cyphers produced for Brad Molnar and handed him the keys to success. Mary Jo Fox nor Tussing were smart enough to beat Cyphers at a political fire fight. I'd hire Cyphers any day (convicted felon or not) if I ever ran for public office

TO BAD SO SAD TUSSING LOST.

FROM THE EDITOR OF THE MONTANA NEWS REGARDING RON TUSSING
by MONTANA NEWS ASSOCIATION
www.montanasnews.tv
From the Editor of the Montana News
Donald Cyphers
Editor-In-Chief

Billings Mt., Nov 7, 2008--/MNA PRESS/--Billings Mayor Ron Tussing’s veneer finally has worn off. The voters of Public Service Commission District 2 made this abundantly clear, with the margin by which they voted for incumbent Brad Molnar and against Ron Tussing.

Tussing, in typical fashion, blames everybody but himself for his defeat. In a Billings Gazette article, written by Ed Kemmick and published November 6, 2008, Tussing spends a lot of time whining about everybody and anybody, who had anything to do with his campaign. According to Tussing, it’s the people who talked him into running, the City Council, the dispute with his former boss Kristoff Bauer, the Billings Gazette’s coverage, ad nauseum, that is to blame for his resounding defeat.

In a very public milieu, Tussing has gone down and gone down hard. Tussing’s defeat in his bid for the Public Service Commission is the final nail in the coffin of his political career. In fact, Billings Mayor Ron Tussing effectively has been relegated to irrelevance. The City Council is no longer afraid to stand up to him and the citizens of Billings cannot wait for him to be gone from any public office that affects them.

The Montana News congratulates all those who were involved in the grass roots effort to defeat Ron Tussing and re-elect Brad Molnar.

The Montana News has long exposed the truth about this former dirty police chief and current corrupt mayor. The citizens of Billings have shown that they finally believe this truth; now, they have only to wait out the remainder of Tussing’s term as Mayor and completely ignore anything Tussing tries to effect in his terrible leadership of Billings. As has been said, shown and proven: Ron Tussing has been neutered…politically speaking. As such, Ron Tussing is effectively relegated to irrelevance.