SUN JOURNAL • January 18, 2022
Republican congressional hopeful Liz Caruso of Caratunk put the hydropower corridor fight front and center Tuesday by calling on her 2nd District primary challengers to join her in opposing the $1 billion plan to bolster New England’s electrical supply. “These times require leadership, and the people of Maine deserve nothing less than absolute clarity from their elected officials,” she said. Caruso, who has long fought the controversial project, said she’ll announce in a week which of her three primary foes endorse the pledge. Former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin of Orrington, is unlikely to go along, but one of the other contenders, Garret Swazey of Bangor, said he “will always uphold the will of the people.”