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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PublishedSeptember 14, 2019
Government labor crunch cuts into services, adds stress for Maine’s public employees
Hundreds of state and municipal jobs are vacant as officials struggle with a tight labor market, an aging workforce and pay that can’t compete with the private sector.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2019
Collins’ vote on border wall measure becomes fodder for Democrats
The Maine Democratic Party faults her for voting against an amendment on Trump’s border wall, but she says it was the wrong legislation to address presidential overreach.
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PublishedSeptember 12, 2019
In ‘Late Show’ appearance, Stephen King says it’s time for Sen. Collins to go
The Bangor-based novelist tells the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, that he wants a senator with a more ‘liberal bent.’
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2019
Sen. Collins joins bipartisan effort to end Trump’s use of military funds for wall
She views the resolution to end the president’s national emergency as a way to block overreach by the executive branch.
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PublishedSeptember 10, 2019
Commission begins studying shortage of long-term care workers in Maine
A bill passed by the Legislature created the 15-member panel to explore how to solve workforce shortages and other worker-related issues in an industry where demand continues to grow.
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PublishedSeptember 9, 2019
Maine Guard members’ stay at Trump resort in Scotland part of congressional probe
Visits to Trump Turnberry by military personnel – including members of Maine’s Air National Guard and the Air Force – are raising concerns that the president is profiting from his office.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2019
Gov. Mills allows ranked-choice voting in Maine’s presidential elections
The bill will become law without her signature, but it will not take effect in time for ranked-choice voting to be used in Maine’s new March presidential primary next year.
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PublishedSeptember 6, 2019
Trump campaign names LePage honorary chairman in Maine
Joe Turcotte, the Republican National Committee’s director for Maine, will serve as the campaign’s state director.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Former Maine Gov. LePage hints he may run again in 2022
During a call-in segment on a Skowhegan radio show, the Republican says he is ‘halfway there’ to declaring another run.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2019
Deadline nears for Mills to decide on ranked-choice voting for president
The governor has until midnight Friday to act on a bill to extend Maine’s ranked-choice voting system to presidential elections and primaries. She can sign it, veto it or let it become law without her signature.
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