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 10, 2020
Maine Senate president defends his criticism of BIW tax credit
Sen. Troy Jackson says his work for a union that represents shipyard workers doesn’t constitute a conflict of interest.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2020
Mills vetoes bill to legalize sports betting in Maine
The bill, 1 of 3 the governor vetoed, was among 40 she had held since the close of the session in June. She allowed 24 to become law without her signature, and 13 others were recalled for changes by the Legislature.
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PublishedJanuary 10, 2020
Maine lawmakers push for new school safety center to reduce risk of shooting
It was a key recommendation of a consultant hired in the wake of the Sandy Hook shootings in 2012, but the state has been slow to act.
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PublishedJanuary 8, 2020
Top Democratic lawmakers threaten to roll back BIW’s $45 million tax break
House Speaker Sara Gideon and Senate President Troy Jackson suggest BIW it is not meeting job creation and wage requirements in a 2018 law, allegations that the shipyard disputes.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2020
Health care, corrections, broadband at top of state legislative agenda
The Legislature will return with a long list of work before including another attempt to pass a package of borrowing bills aimed at building infrastructure and boosting the economy.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2020
New Maine law requires private insurers to cover cost of hearing aids
The law taking effect New Year’s Day, requiring private health insurance companies and the state’s Medicaid program to cover hearing aids, could benefit the estimated 173,000 Mainers who have hearing impairment.
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PublishedDecember 29, 2019
Lab backlog slows justice in drug and alcohol cases in Maine courts
The state lab that processes urine and blood tests for criminal cases has a backlog that is delaying justice in some cases by up to six months.
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PublishedDecember 23, 2019
Chemists, growers voice concerns over Maine marijuana lab testing requirements
The Office of Marijuana Policy took public testimony on its proposal to roll out required lab testing of marijuana and marijuana products in two phases as the state gears up for retail sales in March.
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PublishedDecember 18, 2019
State ethics board fines Mills’ inaugural committee for late fundraising
The board also fines Unite Portland, a political action committee, for filing late reports of expenditures from its campaign opposing the re-election of Ethan Strimling as Portland mayor.
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PublishedDecember 13, 2019
Trump campaign files signatures for Maine primary ballot in March
The president’s re-election campaign turns in signatures Friday from registered Maine voters calling for the president’s name to appear on the state’s primary election ballot.
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