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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PublishedMay 23, 2020
Maine mayors push Mills to share federal dollars with cities
Mayors in some of the state’s largest cities are asking why Gov. Janet Mills’ administration has not produced a plan to share federal funds to help municipalities with pandemic-related expenses.
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PublishedMay 19, 2020
State tax revenues drop as COVID-19 tightens grip on Maine economy
A monthly report from state tax collectors shows parts of Maine’s economy reeling amid the pandemic.
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PublishedMay 18, 2020
Collins says Trump didn’t follow the law when firing inspector general
In an exchange on Twitter, Maine’s senior U.S. senator said the president did not follow a federal law, which she helped pass in 2008, when he fired a federal watchdog in the office of the U.S. Inspector General late last Friday.
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PublishedMay 18, 2020
Amid pandemic, GOP gathers signatures to kill ranked-choice voting
The Maine Republican Party says it is close to obtaining the signatures it needs on petitions to prevent the use of ranked-choice voting in the November presidential election.
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PublishedMay 14, 2020
Mills allows lodging operators to host out-of-staters starting June 1
A new executive order permits hospitality businesses to begin taking reservations for June 1 bookings, with non-residents asked to quarantine for 14 days on an honor system.
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PublishedMay 12, 2020
Collins again named most bipartisan member of U.S. Senate
U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, has been recognized for the seventh time by the Lugar Center and a policy institute at Georgetown University.
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PublishedMay 12, 2020
Government and union officials plead for financial aid for local governments
Municipalities and states face billions of dollars in revenue shortfalls because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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PublishedMay 11, 2020
Maine attorney to represent Trump before U.S. Supreme Court in tax case
Patrick Strawbridge will make oral arguments by telephone Tuesday from his home in North Yarmouth.
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PublishedMay 7, 2020
OSHA investigating complaints that reopened salons, barbershops aren’t protecting workers
The federal agency has received 3 complaints that some shops that reopened Friday are not following the protocols established to protect workers from exposure to COVID-19.
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PublishedMay 5, 2020
Mills postpones second-quarter tax-payment deadline to July 15
The move will allow those who pay estimated taxes on their income to delay those payments for a month.
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