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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PublishedJune 30, 2021
Gov. Mills vetoes bill to provide gaming rights to Maine tribes
Leaders of the 4 tribes reacted harshly to the veto, which was issued just hours before the measure would have become law without the governor’s signature.
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PublishedJune 30, 2021
Legislature passes $900 million state budget update
There was broad bipartisan support for the bill, which includes $300 direct payments to Mainers who worked through the pandemic.
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PublishedJune 29, 2021
Bill banning flavored tobacco loses funding in state budget compromise
The legislation, which would bar the sale of menthol cigarettes, could be in jeopardy as a bipartisan budget deal fails to backfill sales tax revenue that would be lost.
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PublishedJune 27, 2021
New child tax credits offer lifeline for some Maine families
The monthly payments will go to some 230,000 Maine families, part of an expanded child tax credit approved by Congress under the American Rescue Plan Act.
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PublishedJune 21, 2021
Lawmakers take up Mills’ updated budget, as Republicans seek leverage
Gov. Janet Mills says she’d like two-thirds support in the Legislature, which would require votes from Republicans who will seek changes in the budget package.
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PublishedJune 18, 2021
Ethics commission again behind closed doors in CMP transmission line case
The state campaign finance watchdog agency is shielding the name of a political consultant as it considers whether a nonprofit formed to oppose a powerline project should be registered as a PAC.
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PublishedJune 18, 2021
Bill to form consumer-owned utility rejected by one vote in Maine Senate
The measure, which called for consumer purchase of Central Maine Power and Versant Power, cleared the Senate in a preliminary vote but was turned away on final enactment, dimming the bill’s chances of passage this session.
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PublishedJune 17, 2021
Bill to allow tribes to open gambling facilities moves ahead in Legislature
Tribal members believe the right to operate a gambling business is a matter of sovereignty. It’s unclear whether Gov. Janet Mills will support the measure.
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PublishedJune 16, 2021
Senate approves bill to replace CMP, Versant Power with consumer-owned utility
The Maine House also has approved the bill, but Democratic Gov. Janet Mills has signaled she is likely to veto the measure.
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PublishedJune 15, 2021
Bill to ban foreign companies from spending to influence Maine referendum campaigns advances
The bill, which has broad bipartisan support, was triggered by the millions of dollars spent by Hydro-Quebec in support of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line project.
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