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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PublishedNovember 16, 2017
Former mayor of both Lewiston and Auburn files to run for governor
John Jenkins also served in the Maine Legislature and won a write-in campaign to become Auburn’s mayor.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2017
Sen. Susan Collins says Roy Moore should step aside in Alabama’s Senate race
Maine’s senior senator says his denials are not believable and she joins Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and other prominent Republicans in calling on Moore to step aside.
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PublishedNovember 13, 2017
Constituents voice concerns over federal tax reforms at session with Rep. Pingree
The 1st District Democrat, who says she’ll vote against the Republican plan, convenes a group in Portland that points to ways in which the proposal could harm middle class Mainers.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2017
Ivanka Trump joins Sen. Collins to pitch Republican tax reform effort in Biddeford
The two speak about potential benefits to the middle class and small businesses at an event that draws about 250 mostly Republican invited guests.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2017
Collins and Manchin will co-chair No Labels group
The Maine Republican and West Virginia Democratic senators are backing a bipartisan group that seeks to solve problems in government and overcome partisan divisions that impede progress.
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PublishedNovember 9, 2017
Ivanka Trump to visit Biddeford on Friday for tax forum
The president’s daughter, U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and U.S. Treasurer Jovita Carranza will participate in the forum at Volk Packaging, a business co-owned by the husband of Republican state Sen. Amy Volk.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2017
LePage says he’ll block voter-approved Medicaid expansion unless legislators fund it
And they’ll have to do it without raising taxes or using surplus funds, he says, signaling a rocky path ahead for the law backed by 60% of voters.
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PublishedNovember 7, 2017
Maine voters overwhelmingly defeat proposal for York County casino
The proposal for a $200 million resort loses by a huge margin despite a two-year campaign and $8.8 million in spending by supporters.
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PublishedNovember 6, 2017
Maine House upholds LePage’s veto of recreational marijuana regulations
Defeat of the legal framework means commercial production and retail sales of adult-use marijuana in Maine are delayed indefinitely with no clear path ahead.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2017
Maine ethics commission levies record $500,000 in fines against York County casino campaign
After 7 hours of deliberation and a series of 4-1 votes, the panel penalizes four ballot question committees behind the referendum for a casino in York County.
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