Maine’s Energy King

Former company of liberal ‘independent’ Senate candidate Angus King received federal cash grant in June
Angus King / Wikimedia Commons

The scandal-ridden wind energy project co-founded by liberal “independent” Maine senate candidate Angus King received more than $33 million in cash under the 1603 program of the economic stimulus in June, according to the U.S. Treasury.

King of the Wind

Former Maine governor and ‘independent’ Senate candidate made the most of alt-energy bill he signed into law
Angus King / Wikimedia Commons

Former Maine governor and independent Senate candidate Angus King is an alternative energy entrepreneur who made the most of an electric-utility restructuring law that he signed during his governorship, while obtaining loan guarantees via the same program that loaned more than $500 million to the failed solar panel manufacturer Solyndra, records show.

King’s Dominion

Fiscal record of ‘Independent’ Maine senate candidate under attack
Angus King / AP

Independent Maine Senate candidate Angus King’s fiscal record during his eight-year tenure as the state’s governor is under fire from Maine Republicans and outside pro-business groups and becoming a major factor in the three-way race.