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.
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PublishedDecember 10, 2019
Oversight panel orders investigation of Maine office that provides lawyers for the poor
The Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee approved a ‘deeper dive’ into the Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services after an initial review and outside reports raised questions about accountability.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2019
Mills releases bill to boost funds to Maine nursing homes
The governor had held the bill to boost pay of frontline workers over concerns that it might jeopardize federal Medicaid funding.
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PublishedDecember 9, 2019
Bill would direct DEP to evaluate air emissions from tank farms in Maine
The proposal by Sen. Rebecca Millett, D-Cape Elizabeth, would require the agency to investigate the best ways to monitor and control emissions and odors from petroleum storage tanks.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2019
Maine Democrats running for U.S. Senate united by motivations
Four candidates seeking the party’s nomination in 2020 express frustration with the four-term Republican incumbent.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2019
Top lawmakers reject most appeals to hear more bills in January
Members of the Legislative Council voted down more bills than they accepted Friday as lawmakers pushed to get previously rejected bills before the Legislature next year.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2019
Rejected bills to get second look by Maine legislative leaders
Top lawmakers will hear appeals on Friday from the sponsors of about 75 bills that were not accepted for debate in the legislative session that begins in January.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2019
Proposed federal hemp rules would hurt Maine’s fledgling industry, state officials say
Lab-testing and other requirements could stymie growers, critics contend in comments on the regulations.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2019
Sanders turns in signatures for Maine presidential primary in March
The presidential campaign of Bernie Sanders announced Monday that it had submitted 2,800 signatures of Maine voters to put the Vermont senator on the Democratic primary ballot in Maine.
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PublishedNovember 29, 2019
Southern Maine could get a foot of snow, starting Sunday
A winter storm watch is issued for York and Cumberland counties.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2019
Thanksgiving power outages down to 3,500 Friday after storm moves through Maine
The storm was accompanied by strong wind gusts and left as much as a foot of snow in some areas on Thanksgiving Day.
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