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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PublishedSeptember 29, 2017
LePage calls lawmakers back for special session in October
The governor says a food sovereignty law and funding for the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems are critical issues, but doesn’t mention the recreational marijuana bill or ranked-choice voting.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2017
Leadership PACs of Maine legislators could get closer scrutiny in 2018
The state’s elections watchdog is poised to begin tighter reviews of the committees that steer donor money to candidate campaigns, but intends to warn them first.
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2017
Republican Garrett Mason to enter Maine’s 2018 race for governor
The majority leader in the state Senate is the third Republican to join the fray.
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PublishedSeptember 26, 2017
Pence expresses disappointment in Collins in Maine radio call-in
The vice president’s call to WGAN radio comes a day after the Republican senator said she would vote against the Graham-Cassidy bill, effectively killing the measure.
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PublishedSeptember 25, 2017
Lawmakers make case that Maine’s initiative process is being gamed
As proof, members of the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee cite the dizzying array of out-of-state and overseas entities with ties to the casino question on the November ballot.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2017
National group sends airplane message to Collins urging ‘no’ vote on ACA repeal
‘Don’t back down. Protect our care,’ reads the banner flown over Portland.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2017
Maine gubernatorial candidates on York County casino: Vote it down
Asked about their positions, all of the 2018 contenders who responded oppose the measure, citing better ways to help the state’s economy and concerns about the campaign’s backers.
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PublishedSeptember 18, 2017
Holding all the cards, some Maine towns already debating casino
York is a highly unlikely host municipality while others would be more welcoming if state voters back a facility in York County.
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PublishedSeptember 17, 2017
Despite support and visits, LePage has seen little assistance from Trump on key issues
Despite the Republicans’ warm relationship, Washington hasn’t helped Maine’s governor notch wins on priorities such as the Katahdin monument or Medicaid copays.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2017
Leading opponent of York County casino says backers offering ‘the same empty promises’
Rep. Louis Luchini, D-Ellsworth, responds to the release by a political action committee of an analysis predicting more jobs and revenues if the casino is approved.
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