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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PublishedAugust 23, 2018
LePage urges employers to seek repeal of ‘mud season’ layoff benefits rule
The new measure eases work-search requirements for unemployment benefits when workers experience temporary layoffs, such as those that are common in Maine’s logging and construction industries.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2018
FCC chairman to attend Portland fundraising event for Maine Heritage Policy Center
Ajit Pai played a key role in the agency’s controversial move to end net neutrality regulations.
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PublishedAugust 17, 2018
Doctor who was disciplined had clashes with patients over Trump
Dr. Cathleen London, who has said she plans to run against Sen. Susan Collins in 2020, had conflicts with patients who were Trump supporters, according to a consent agreement that also spelled out flaws in her prescribing and record-keeping practices.
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PublishedAugust 16, 2018
Maine Ethics Commission votes to release campaign cash held up by typo, politics
One Republican member of the panel, a former state lawmaker, opposes the decision to release $3.5 million to Clean Elections candidates.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2018
Poll suggests that gender turnout will play a key role in Maine’s race for governor
A new Suffolk University poll, which shows a dead heat between Democrat Janet Mills and Republican Shawn Moody, found that female voters strongly prefer Mills over Moody, while male voters take the opposite position and back Moody over Mills.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2018
Watchdog committee votes to subpoena another LePage administration official
The panel, which is reviewing state use of federal welfare funds, votes to compel a DHHS witness to appear after the governor says ‘no’ because of ‘the inevitable politics.’
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PublishedAugust 8, 2018
Poll shows 2018 race for Maine governor a virtual dead heat between Moody and Mills
Incumbent Angus King appears to hold a commanding lead in the Senate race, and health care emerges as the chief concern among the 500 Maine voters surveyed by a Boston university.
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PublishedAugust 7, 2018
Candidates to get public campaign funds as LePage releases $1.4 million under court order
A judge ruled last week that the state had to make the funds available to candidates by 5 p.m. Tuesday.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2018
LePage accuses Massachusetts of ‘shakedown’ tactics over $26 fee charged to Maine driver
Maine’s governor says Bay State toll authorities are using ‘shakedown’ tactics to collect tolls owed to the Massachusetts version of E-ZPass, but others say LePage is overreacting to an isolated incident.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2018
Judge says Gov. LePage must release public campaign funds within 3 days
The decision by Justice William Stokes follows a lawsuit against LePage for his refusal to sign a routine financial order allowing the money to go to Clean Election Act candidates.
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