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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PublishedAugust 4, 2016
In interview with Press Herald, Trump plays up grassroots support, LePage and world peace
The celebrity turned presidential candidate says he would be the best at bringing about global harmony.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2016
Memos underscore LePage’s goal of reducing state workforce
The governor tells a Bangor radio station that he instituted a hiring freeze because the Legislature gave pay raises to workers at two mental health hospitals.
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PublishedAugust 2, 2016
Trump clash with family of deceased soldier riles veterans in Maine
Some say the candidate clearly doesn’t understand the sacrifices made by those who served in war zones and their relatives.
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PublishedAugust 1, 2016
Trump reschedules Portland campaign stop for Thursday afternoon
The Republican presidential nominee will stump for votes in a move that some observers believe could be aimed at splitting Maine’s electoral votes.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2016
Maine’s delegation in Congress criticizes Trump statements on email hacking
Most of Maine’s members of Congress, or their representatives, call the statement ‘unwise,’ ‘reckless’ or ‘irresponsible.’
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PublishedJuly 28, 2016
Travel guru Rick Steves donates $50,000 to Maine’s marijuana legalization campaign
He makes makes good on a promise made in May to match contributions by other supporters.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2016
Effort to require background checks for Maine private gun sales gets big donation
A Seattle-based entrepreneur contributes $125,000 to supporters of the referendum effort.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2016
State agencies will be trained in handling public records requests, ombudsman says
The decision follows a dispute between the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and the Maine Warden Service over a request for documents under the state’s freedom of access law.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2016
LePage staff used texting to strategize about closed-door meeting, violating policy
Messages reveal efforts to keep the session on education funding private, a decision that has become the focus of a legal complaint by the Attorney General’s Office.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2016
LePage ‘ought to be here,’ a top Maine delegate complains
Meanwhile, despite a variety of disagreements among party members, Maine Republicans are enjoying ‘a cool experience’ in Cleveland.
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