In campaign finance filings, State Sen. Mike Tipping (D-Penobscot), a longtime employee of the organization, even acknowledged the lack of a distinction between Maine People’s Alliance and Maine People’s Resource Center when he reported a single entry for “MPA/MPRC” on his income disclosures. The Maine People’s Alliance is actively running advertisements on Craigslist seeking paid political canvassers to operate in the Second Congressional District around Bangor. While Golden, like Theriault, opposed a state-level scheme to mandate EV sales in Maine, Golden also backed the Inflation Reduction Act’s generous subsidies for EVs and EV charging stations. Democrats at the state level have enthusiastically supported the Inflation Reduction Act and the torrent of taxpayer cash that has come to the state to bankroll a litany of climate change-related initiatives. Janet Mills’ (D) Energy Office announced that it had applied for nearly $72 million in Inflation Reduction Act funds aimed primarily at providing rebates for homeowners in the state to install heat pumps.