LePage Says He Does Not Owe Stephen King an Apology

Gov. Paul LePage says he doesn't owe Stephen King an apology. The governor responded to a question about the spat during a public discussion by saying he never stated King moved to Florida to dodge income taxes. Instead, he contends he said King is "not in Maine right now."

But that's not how King saw it. The governor referenced King during a radio address after noting that former Gov. Kenneth Curtis moved to Florida "where there is zero income tax." He said King "moved away as well." The reference to King was removed from a transcript of the address. King, who lives in Bangor and pays Maine income taxes, demanded an apology. He said "I repeat: He's not man enough to admit he made a mistake," but King ended the statement by saying ‘now let's let this rest’. (AP/WCSH)