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 18, 2016
Democrats pick Freeport’s Rep. Sara Gideon to be next speaker of Maine House
Gideon has clashed with Republican Gov. Paul LePage on issues including solar energy, access to Narcan and LePage’s conduct.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2016
Governor’s respected energy chief to step down, partly because of lobbyist influence
Patrick Woodcock says he enjoyed his job but ‘Augusta is really broken,’ with energy policy hinging too much on special interests.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2016
Maine lawmakers must elect key state officials in December
The state’s attorney general, treasurer and secretary of state need approval from the new Legislature.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2016
Maine Senate Democrats elect Troy Jackson of Allagash as minority leader
They also select Nate Libby of Lewiston to serve as assistant minority leader for the next two-year session.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2016
LePage wants to change the way Maine citizens sponsor ballot questions
The governor wants to change the state’s Constitution so that petitions must have support from all counties.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2016
Gov. LePage says Susan Collins ‘is done in Maine’ for failing to back Trump
That ‘really cooked her goose,’ he says, while asserting that the senator plans to seek work in a Clinton administration. But his target says neither claim is true.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2016
Maine Republican lawmakers stick with current leadership
The caucus votes to return Mike Thibodeau of Winterport as Senate president and Ken Fredette of Newport as House minority leader.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2016
Republicans hold majority in Maine Senate, draw nearly even with Democrats in House
Republican leaders said they will hold fast to ideals but intend to attempt bipartisan progress.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2016
Republicans maintain control of Maine Senate by one seat
Democrats also lost ground to Republicans in the House in Tuesday’s elections but still have a one-seat edge.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2016
Approval looks likely for initiative to change how Maine candidates are elected
With about 82 percent of the precincts reporting, the proposal to adopt ranked-choice voting had support from 52 percent of the voters.
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