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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PublishedFebruary 16, 2017
LePage says his pay is so low, he feels like a priest or a nun
His $70,000 annual salary is the lowest of any governor, but he also gets perks, like $35,000 for personal costs. Still, he doesn’t support a bill to raise the governor’s pay.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2017
Bills to tighten voter identification rules in Maine strongly opposed at hearings
Supporters say the bills would reduce fraud at the polls, but critics say fraud barely exists and the measures would discourage voting.
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PublishedFebruary 15, 2017
Bill in Maine Legislature would allow police to put on their red lights
Law officers say studies show flashing red is more visible in the daylight.
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PublishedFebruary 14, 2017
LePage calls for lawmaker to resign over payments from ballot campaign
Ryan Tipping, D-Orono, calls the claim of ‘corruption’ baseless, noting that he got approval from the state ethics commission to work on the referendum question involving the state income tax.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2017
Who will be Maine’s next governor? It could be one of these people.
While none of the prospective candidates has made a formal announcement, several say they are contemplating runs for the Blaine House and even more are rumored to be.
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PublishedFebruary 10, 2017
Hearing gets heated as lawmakers take close look at LePage’s budget and tax plan
A committee co-chair ejects one member of the audience, a University of Maine student who intended to testify.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2017
Maine’s high court will hear case on ranked choice voting law
The state’s Supreme Judicial Court will hear oral arguments in April on the legality of the law.
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PublishedFebruary 7, 2017
In State of the State address, Gov. LePage takes aim at taxes, welfare, liberal ideology
The governor also criticizes the minimum-wage increase and the referendum process while calling for a return to representative government.
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2017
LePage likely to push tax cuts, welfare reform, help for elderly in Tuesday’s address
After delivering his State of the State speech in writing in 2016, Maine’s governor will return to the House chamber.
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PublishedFebruary 3, 2017
Maine bill takes aim at law requiring dance permit for bars and restaurants
Rep. Beth Turner says the archaic law came to her attention when a Penobscot County restaurateur told her he wanted to start a karaoke night but inspectors said he’d need a permit first.
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