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 6, 2016
Proposal calls for more detailed data about out-of-state political donors
Groups from outside Maine gave a record $14 million to state campaigns this year, but the political action committees donating the money often don’t list individual contributors.
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PublishedDecember 6, 2016
LePage says unit for forensic mental-health patients may be built in Freeport
He says the secure treatment facility also could be located ‘down south’ or in the Bangor area so Democrats can’t block it under an obscure law affecting construction on state grounds in Augusta.
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PublishedDecember 4, 2016
At the Maine State House, the path to consensus is rock-strewn
As the 128th Legislature arrives this week, competing goals and shifting political fortunes ensure drama.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2016
LePage’s bid for secure mental health facility near Riverview derailed by party-line vote
The governor says a $3.5 million center designed to house forensic patients – and ease crowding and safety issues at the state-run psychiatric hospital – will be built elsewhere.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2016
Housing tops House Speaker Eves’ ideas to help elders
The North Berwick Democrat visited 11 communities statewide to learn about issues facing the state’s oldest residents.
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PublishedNovember 27, 2016
Maine lawmakers say trips at taxpayer expense are vital
A review of expense reports shows significant travel but also close scrutiny on spending.
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PublishedNovember 22, 2016
Eves loses appeal of federal lawsuit against LePage
The outgoing House speaker sued Maine’s governor in 2015 after LePage intervened in Eves’ hiring as president of Good Will-Hinckley.
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PublishedNovember 18, 2016
Democrats pick Freeport’s Rep. Sara Gideon to be next speaker of Maine House
Gideon has clashed with Republican Gov. Paul LePage on issues including solar energy, access to Narcan and LePage’s conduct.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2016
Maine’s energy chief stepping down, says lobbyists have too much power
Patrick Woodcock says he enjoyed his job but ‘Augusta is really broken,’ with energy policy hinging too much on special interests.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2016
Maine Senate Democrats elect Troy Jackson of Allagash as minority leader
They also select Nate Libby of Lewiston to serve as assistant minority leader for the next two-year session.
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