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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PublishedJanuary 3, 2017
LePage verifies marijuana vote, making possession of small amounts legal Jan. 30
But he also urges legislators to impose a moratorium on sales until they have set up regulations for the drug, a process that could take at least nine months.
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PublishedJanuary 3, 2017
In a year, you won’t be able to board a plane with a Maine ID unless the state acts
State Sen. Bill Diamond wants state driver’s licenses to remain valid as airline and other identification, but critics say the federal law puts privacy and personal data at risk.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2016
LePage says he’s struggling with state budget proposal, sees revenue slump
On a radio talk show, the governor says state revenues are lagging in November and December, although previous reports show that revenues since July 1 are up $49 million.
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PublishedDecember 28, 2016
LePage’s top attorney leaving administration for private practice
Avery Day is the fifth general counsel to join and then leave the administration since 2011.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2016
Leading Republican wants special panel of legislators to tackle Maine’s opioid crisis
Rep. Ellie Espling of New Gloucester calls for a unified solution ‘to a problem that is killing more Mainers every day.’
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PublishedDecember 27, 2016
USM students head to Cuba in first-of-its-kind trip for UMaine System
Nursing and tourism majors hope to learn more about the island’s challenges and opportunities.
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PublishedDecember 27, 2016
New House speaker praised for ability to connect Mainers, give everyone a voice
Freeport Democrat Sara Gideon will lead a Legislature that has sometimes struggled to work with Republican Gov. LePage.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2016
LePage administration says it has state-owned site in Bangor for new psych unit
After lawmakers blocked building it at an Augusta location, the Department of Health and Human Services has picked an alternative site near the Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2016
Sen. Susan Collins breaks ankle in slip on ice at her Bangor home
Maine’s Republican senator doesn’t expect the injury to cause her to miss any work in Congress.
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PublishedDecember 22, 2016
LePage says site next to Riverview no longer an option for new psychiatric unit
The governor says a new location for the ‘step-down’ facility will be announced next week.
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