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 10, 2018
In first public forum, candidates for Maine governor offer solutions to labor shortage
Shawn Moody, Janet Mills, Alan Caron and Terry Hayes have varying ideas for attracting and keeping young workers, in the face of a booming economy and record low unemployment.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2018
Two weeks after hospital stay, LePage skips trade trip to U.K. and Ireland
The governor, who was hospitalized last month for ‘discomfort,’ is in good health, his spokesman says.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2018
Legislature nears the end of its tumultuous session – which was supposed to conclude in April
‘This work should have been done in April,’ a frustrated Senate President Mike Thibodeau said as lawmakers debated a bill.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2018
Legislature passes LePage’s package of reforms to Maine’s child protection system
One bill de-emphasizes family reunification, a win for the governor, and others allot more than $21 million to add as many as 40 positions in the DHHS and increase pay for caseworkers.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2018
Director of Maine Bureau of Veterans Services leaving post
West Point graduate Adria Horn, who has served as the bureau’s director since 2015, is leaving in September to join Tilson Technology Management as vice president of workforce development.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2018
Ethics commission says slashing casino campaign fine was in state’s best interests
Members say collecting the full $500,000 would have been difficult, and getting $100,000 still sends a strong message that late and inaccurate finance reporting won’t be tolerated.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2018
Want to trim 80% off your record-setting campaign finance fine? Be a casino backer living in the Caribbean
Ethics commission staff recommends failed casino campaign pay just $100,000 instead of the original $500,000.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2018
Lawmakers back several LePage bills to fix flaws in child protection system, but not others
A committee recommends adding staff, raising wages and giving caseworkers more access to police records, but rejects shifting the system’s focus away from family reunification. Votes on the bills are expected Thursday.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2018
Mills threatens to sue LePage administration for cutting off funds from Attorney General’s Office
Nearly $5 million is owed to Janet Mills’ office for legal services to state agencies, as an official from the office signals to legislators that the feud could affect child protective services.
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PublishedAugust 27, 2018
Gov. LePage released from hospital in Bangor, resting at Blaine House
State House officials say he was treated in a cardiac unit after feeling ‘discomfort,’ but few other details are made public.
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