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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PublishedMarch 10, 2020
Maine Ethics Commission votes 2-1 to investigate power line opponent
The commission’s decision follows a complaint from a political action committee backing Central Maine Power’s proposed $1 billion transmission line through western Maine’s mountains.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2020
Maine bill would exempt online charter schools from vaccine requirements
Lawmakers took public testimony Monday on a bill that would exempt online charter schools from a new vaccine requirement that eliminates philosophical and religious exemptions.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2020
Bill aimed at reducing number of youths held at Long Creek gets mixed reviews
Lawmakers hear from proponents of reform and those who say the measure doesn’t go far enough to close down the state’s problematic detention center in South Portland.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2020
Party lines emerge in Legislature over $127 million spending proposal
As lawmakers examine the supplemental budget offered by Gov. Janet Mills in February, Republicans on the Health and Human Service Committee are balking at some of the spending proposals.
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PublishedMarch 3, 2020
Maine DHHS drops ‘substance abuse’ from mental health office name
The name change is another step toward ending the stigma associated with addiction-related illnesses, according to Maine’s opioid response czar.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2020
Bill would nearly double Maine’s governor’s pay, from $70,000 to $135,000
The legislation that went before the State and Local Government Committee on Monday also would boost pay and reimbursements for state lawmakers and judges, who, like the governor, are the lowest paid in the nation.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
State projects $40 million revenue increase while keeping wary eye on coronavirus threat
The Maine Revenue Forecasting Committee ups its estimate for 2020 tax revenue by $40 million, but some on the panel voice concerns about being prepared if the coronavirus triggers an economic downturn.
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PublishedFebruary 28, 2020
Mills nominates Durham Republican, Hampden independent for state ethics panel
Former Maine Attorney General Bill Schneider and Hampden Town Councilor Dennis Marble face confirmation hearings in the Legislature for vacancies on the 5-member commission.
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PublishedFebruary 25, 2020
Crowd at committee hearing supports bill to cap insulin costs in Maine
The proposal to limit out-of-pocket spending for insulin was among a package of health care cost-control and pricing transparency measures that drew dozens to a public hearing at the State House.
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PublishedFebruary 24, 2020
Lawmakers push for money to strengthen Maine’s mental health crisis system
A bill before the Legislature would put roughly $1.2 million toward bolstering the state’s mental health system in the hopes of freeing county jails of the burden of caring for the state’s mentally ill.
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