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 1, 2018
Obama’s ‘first wave’ of endorsements for midterm elections includes 3 Maine Senate candidates
The former president tips his hat to Democrats Louis Luchini, Linda Sanborn and Laura Fortman.
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PublishedJuly 30, 2018
State ends fiscal year in the black as LePage touts record savings for Maine
Democrats say the $176 million surplus shows the state can afford Medicaid expansion.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2018
Watchdog committee reviews options for reforms in Maine’s child protection system
Lawmakers will consider better training standards for people who are mandated to report suspected child abuse, as well as more access to school attendance and other records for human services caseworkers.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2018
Legislative candidates ask judge to force LePage to release Clean Election funds
Advocates say the governor’s refusal to release $1.4 million is limiting the efforts of campaigns, mostly those of Democrats and the unenrolled.
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PublishedJuly 23, 2018
Controversial former legislator Stavros Mendros running for Maine Senate seat
The Republican, who has been at the center of two court cases challenging the validity of signatures gathered for ballot referendums, will challenge incumbent Democrat Justin Chenette for the District 31 seat in York County.
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PublishedJuly 16, 2018
Maine lawmakers in special session finally respond to opioid crisis
Several significant bills were passed by overriding vetoes from Gov. Paul LePage, but advocates say more work needs to be done, especially with Medicaid expansion.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2018
Parties seek more than 30 replacement candidates in State House races for 2018
The withdrawals among so-called “placeholder” candidates occur in every election, but this year’s candidates may not have access to Maine Clean Elections Act funding because of a so-far uncorrected legislative error.
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PublishedJuly 10, 2018
Bills to borrow for transportation and higher education go to governor
Although voters must still sign off, the measures send a wave of relief through the construction industry, which says the road and bridge funds will support more than 3,000 jobs.
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PublishedJuly 9, 2018
LePage foils Medicaid expansion again when House sustains his veto
The 85-58 tally falls short of the two-thirds vote needed to override the governor’s rejection of a funding bill, as a lawsuit seeks to force the filing of an expansion plan with the federal government.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2018
As LePage digs in against Medicaid expansion, advocates urge newly eligible Mainers to apply for coverage
A law passed by voters in 2017, which set Monday as the day applications could begin, makes as many as 70,000 more people eligible for state and federally funded health care coverage.
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