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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PublishedAugust 31, 2017
State workers drop mandatory union fees in favor of more pay
The votes by members of the Maine State Employees Association and the American Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees are a victory for Gov. Paul LePage.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2017
Pressed to reveal funding sources, Miami real estate developer withdraws from York County casino campaign
The head of Maine’s ethics commission says Lisa Scott’s surprise announcement won’t affect its investigation into the sources of the $4.3 million spent to get the proposal on the Nov. 7 ballot.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2017
Ethics commission fines state Sen. Andre Cushing $9,000
The penalties reflect violations of campaign finance reporting laws by the Republican senator from Hampden.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2017
Marijuana lobbyists harvest cash from bankers, accountants, lawyers and others
Interest groups have spent $270,000 so far to try to shape regulations so they get a piece of the budding industry pie in Maine.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2017
Julie Rabinowitz named LePage press secretary
She’ll leave her post at Department of Labor to join the governor’s staff at the State House.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2017
Opponents to Medicaid expansion in Maine form political action committee
Welfare to Work will oppose Question 2 on the Nov. 7 ballot, which would make about 70,000 low-income Mainers eligible for coverage.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2017
Poliquin says he dodges press for fear of losing congressional seat
In a recording leaked to the media, Maine’s Republican U.S. representative says he drove the press crazy by avoiding speaking, including on whether he supported Donald Trump’s candidacy.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2017
Jared Golden, a leading Democrat in Maine House, announces run for U.S. Congress
The Marine Corps vet, who says he’ll have voters’ backs in D.C., will challenge 2nd District incumbent Bruce Poliquin.
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PublishedAugust 24, 2017
Gov. LePage says he’s received letters threatening his life and family
The messages came after controversial comments he made about the Civil War and the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, he says.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2017
LePage says he’s ruled out a bid for U.S. Senate
During a luncheon in Caribou, the governor said he’s not running.
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