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 18, 2017
Maine slashes funds for prevention efforts, even as teen smoking rates climb well above U.S. average
Since 2010 the state has halved the amount of federal tobacco settlement funds it spends on prevention.
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PublishedDecember 14, 2017
Bill to regulate addiction recovery homes moves forward in Legislature
The measure looks to set enforceable standards for residential treatment programs across Maine.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2017
Lawmakers begin looking for ways to fund Maine’s share of Medicaid expansion
Gov. Paul LePage reiterated Monday that it will have to be done without additional taxes or cuts to programs for elderly or disabled residents.
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PublishedDecember 12, 2017
Task force on Maine’s opioid crisis urges lawmakers to take action in 2018
The recommendations include several bills already before the Legislature, as well as ideas proposed by previous task forces but never funded or implemented.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2017
LePage issues letter to lawmakers reiterating Medicaid expansion demands
The governor, who has vetoed Medicaid expansion bills five times, says the expansion approved by voters can’t be funded with tax increases or the state’s rainy-day fund.
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PublishedDecember 11, 2017
Maine’s high court weighing comments on limiting public access to digital records
Taxpayers are funding a $15 million project to put records online, but a task force has recommended that only lawyers be given full use of the system.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2017
As Legislature gears up for debate on funding Medicaid expansion, LePage reiterates his conditions
The Republican governor insists on no new taxes and no tapping into emergency reserves to expand health care coverage.
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PublishedDecember 7, 2017
LePage says report that Trump wants him to run against Sen. King is ‘fake news’
In comments at an event in Lewiston, the governor described the story, first published by The Washington Post, as ‘vile.’
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PublishedDecember 5, 2017
Ryan won’t commit to deal Collins was promised for her vote on tax overhaul
The Maine senator won commitments from President Trump and the Senate majority leader to support bills to stabilize Obamacare as part of a resolution to keep the federal government operating.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2017
Rep. Pingree considering run for Maine governor in 2018
The Democratic congresswoman says she’ll decide by the end of the month whether to enter the crowded field hoping to succeed Gov. Paul LePage.
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