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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PublishedJanuary 14, 2018
Why a life-saving drug still isn’t at hand: Bureaucracy
Twice Maine lawmakers have OK’d the purchase of Narcan, a heroin overdose antidote, without a prescription, but Gov. Paul LePage and the state’s pharmacy regulators won’t publish the rules that sanction its sale.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2018
LePage tells lawmakers he will oppose borrowing aimed at helping biomass industry
Drawing on his experience in the forest products industry, Maine’s governor says the bills are not a wise use of money.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2018
Candidates for governor disagree with LePage’s delay of rules to expand access to overdose antidote
Three Republicans and two Democrats who hope to succeed him say they wouldn’t stall guidelines for over-the-counter sales of lifesaving naloxone amid an opioid crisis with a rising death toll.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2018
Maine lawmakers continue debate over Pine Tree Development Zones
The tax-break program for businesses is set to end this year, but a pending bill would extend it to 2023, despite a legislative report raising concerns about a lack of accountability.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2018
Longtime LePage chief of staff departs for federal job in Washington
John McGough, who has taken a position with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, has been with LePage since he ran for governor in 2010.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2018
Former Portland mayor Michael Brennan files to run for Legislature
A veteran of both the state House and Senate, he has registered as a candidate in House District 36.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2018
After demise of Trump’s voter fraud panel, Gov. LePage renews call for Maine voter ID laws
In his weekly radio address, LePage calls for strong polling place identification, singling out college students, whom he says “should meet the residency requirements.”
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2018
Critics warn against ban on signature gathering inside Maine polling places
The bill offered by Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap would prohibit the practice within 50 feet of entrances on Election Day.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2018
2018 will be a big year in Maine politics
From selecting a new governor to settling voting rules, here are the top five things to watch for in the new year.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2017
Bill calls for ban on signature gathering at polling places in Maine
The proposal going to a legislative hearing Wednesday also would push candidates out of polling places on Election Day.
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