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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PublishedDecember 14, 2018
Mills names Mainer with White House experience to lead state’s ‘most important department’
The incoming governor says she will nominate Jeanne Lambrew, who grew up in Cape Elizabeth, to head the Department of Health and Human Services.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2018
Lauren LePage takes position as lobbyist for the NRA in 3 New England states
An attorney and political adviser, the daughter of outgoing Republican Gov. Paul LePage managed Shawn Moody’s campaign for governor this year.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2018
Mills announces details of inaugural events
Maine’s incoming governor will hold ceremonies in Augusta in keeping with state tradition, with a swearing-in on Jan. 2 and an inaugural celebration on Jan. 4, both at the Augusta Civic Center.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2018
Near halfway point of 2nd District recount, ballots still show Golden headed for win
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said Thursday that there were no significant changes in the tally, which could be complete by Jan. 2, when Congress is sworn in.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2018
Mills names the chief communicators for her new administration
Scott Ogden, spokesman for Janet Mills during her electoral campaign, will serve as communications director, and Lindsay Crete, former spokeswoman for Maine House Democrats, will be press secretary.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2018
LePage rejects Mills’ request for state to stop signing new contracts until she’s governor
The outgoing Republican governor says to do so would be ‘abdicating’ his responsibilities to keep state government running smoothly until Mills is sworn in Jan. 2.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2018
Settlement ends blocking of critical comments on pro-LePage Facebook page
The ACLU of Maine argued that the censoring violated the critics’ rights to free speech and to petition the government. The deal says the governor can still assert that the page is not a state government operation.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2018
State won’t probe claim that voters got 2nd District ballots by mistake
Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap says there is no evidence to support statements by 17 midcoast voters who say they received 2nd District ballots even though they live in Maine’s 1st District.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2018
Long recount could leave Maine’s 2nd District seat vacant when Congress begins new term
A spokesman for Jared Golden says delaying his swearing-in to the U.S. House would only hurt the people who elected him.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2018
Video: Recount in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District election is underway
After losing by more than 3,500 votes in the nation’s first ranked-choice election, U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin asked for a hand recount
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