Scott Thistle

Staff Writer

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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Published
August 16, 2016

LePage, Poliquin call for tougher immigrant screening to protect U.S.

The governor cites the case of an Iranian immigrant and former Freeport resident who was killed in Lebanon while fighting for the Islamic State in 2015.
Published
August 12, 2016

Lawmakers say DHHS plan to build forensic unit at Riverview lacks clarity

The plan for the 21-bed unit for patients who have committed crimes is aimed at regaining federal certification for the state psychiatric hospital and the $20 million in annual funding that goes with it.
Published
August 9, 2016

Collins’ rebuke comes at bad time for troubled Trump campaign

It could worsen his recent slide in the presidential polls and add votes for Clinton, but Maine’s senior senator says her only intent was to do ‘the right thing.’
Published
August 8, 2016

Sen. Susan Collins won’t vote for Donald Trump, cites his ‘unsuitability for office’

Maine’s Republican senator writes an opinion column that lays out her case for why her party’s nominee shouldn’t become president.
Published
August 5, 2016

Trump’s statements about Somali immigrants in Maine draw rebuke

The Republican presidential nominee hints at a correlation between Somali immigrants and more crime, but local police chiefs say property crime and violent crime are down.
Published
August 4, 2016

In interview with Press Herald, Trump plays up grassroots support, LePage and world peace

The celebrity turned presidential candidate says he would be the best at bringing about global harmony.
Published
August 2, 2016

Memos underscore LePage’s goal of reducing state workforce

The governor tells a Bangor radio station that he instituted a hiring freeze because the Legislature gave pay raises to workers at two mental health hospitals.
Published
August 2, 2016

Trump clash with family of deceased soldier riles veterans in Maine

Some say the candidate clearly doesn’t understand the sacrifices made by those who served in war zones and their relatives.
Published
August 1, 2016

Trump reschedules Portland campaign stop for Thursday afternoon

The Republican presidential nominee will stump for votes in a move that some observers believe could be aimed at splitting Maine’s electoral votes.
Published
July 29, 2016

Group opposing legalized marijuana challenges travel guru Rick Steves to debate

A former Obama administration official offers to debate the travel writer and TV host, who plans to come to Maine in October to campaign for legal pot.

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