Scott Thistle is the State House reporter for the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram. He has covered politics and government in Maine since 2006. Prior to that he served as the State House reporter for the Duluth News Tribune in Duluth, Minnesota. A Maine native, Thistle has worked in journalism since 1990, when he got his start at a weekly newspaper in rural Oxford County, Maine. He is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and an active volunteer with the National Ski Patrol. He resides with his wife, Amy and his two sons Finn and Kai, in Auburn, Maine. @thisdog
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PublishedApril 4, 2017
Ethics commission identifies lawmakers who may have missed income disclosure deadline
The commission’s director says no further investigation is planned, and lawmakers now are more aware of the requirement.
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PublishedApril 4, 2017
Bipartisan bill seeks rights for the victims of violent crime in Maine
The bill was inspired by the family of a murdered child who encountered the man charged in her death out in public.
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PublishedApril 3, 2017
Bill would let Maine bars keep serving until 2 a.m.
Communities with police departments could decide to push back closing time from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. if the bill becomes law.
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PublishedApril 3, 2017
Group of 98 Maine lawyers asks King and Collins to oppose Gorsuch
The attorneys say the Supreme Court nominee sides too often with corporate interests.
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PublishedApril 1, 2017
Maine’s Republican Senate president tired of party’s personal attacks against Democrats
Sen. Mike Thibodeau says, ‘We’ve got problems to solve,’ and that takes bipartisan goodwill that personal attacks erode.
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PublishedMarch 31, 2017
Bill seeks manslaughter charge for drug dealers when a death occurs
Sen. Scott Cyrway, R-Benton, makes an impassioned plea to fellow lawmakers to support his measure as a way to address Maine’s opioid crisis.
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PublishedMarch 30, 2017
LePage slams Legislature for slow action on Real ID, then vetoes bill to help veterans get passport cards
He says noncompliance with the federal mandate is hurting Maine veterans, but argues that the Legislature should fix the problem for everyone and not provide special relief to one group.
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PublishedMarch 29, 2017
York County casino proposal runs into criticism from lawmakers
The casino plan, likely to be on the statewide ballot in November, would give exclusive operating rights to a company behind the referendum effort.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2017
Dozens of Maine lawmakers may have violated income disclosure law, says ethics commission
Republican leaders called for an investigation of Rep. Ryan Tipping, D-Orono, for not immediately reporting income from his work for a successful referendum campaign last fall.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2017
LePage considers starting Maine health insurance plan to replace Affordable Care Act
He doesn’t provide details, but says, ‘We are just going to withdraw the state and just go do our own thing.’
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