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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PublishedOctober 15, 2019
Maine Senate Democrats will hold town halls to publicize legislative agenda
Democrats, who hold a Senate majority, say they’ll focus on health care, property taxes, energy independence and protecting workers’ rights.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2019
Challenger Gideon outpaces Sen. Collins with $3.2 million raised in 3rd quarter
But Susan Collins’ $2.1 million summertime haul left the Republican with $7.1 million headed into the fall, setting the stage for one of the nation’s most closely watched – and expensive – Senate campaigns.
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PublishedOctober 11, 2019
Portland to receive nearly $900,000 to help cover cost of aiding asylum seekers
The federal funding includes $864,000 for the city of Portland, plus another $28,500 for 2 local nonprofits that helped provide housing and other services.
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PublishedOctober 9, 2019
Maine legislative leaders prepare to trim list of 400 bills proposed for 2020
They will meet this month to decide which measures will be taken up in the second half of the legislative session.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2019
Campaign to overturn new vaccine law raised $160,000 to finance petition drive
Mainers for Health and Parental Choice spent more than $70,000 to a consultant it hired to oversee the collection of voters’ signatures.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2019
Rep. Golden, in the middle on impeachment, frustrating both sides
The first-term Democrat from District 2 will face a Republican-led rally at his Lewiston office this week.
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PublishedOctober 2, 2019
New Maine law to protect abuse survivors’ finances is illegal, credit agencies say in lawsuit
The agencies also challenge a new state law that limits the reporting of medical debt.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2019
Commission to consider raising Maine judges’ last-in-the-nation salaries
Judges’ relatively low pay will be the focus of study by a commission set up to review compensation for top state officers, including the governor.
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PublishedSeptember 30, 2019
Republicans once critical of Collins now circle wagons around her
The senator used to endure blistering criticism from leading Maine Republicans, including former Gov. Paul LePage, who is now singing her praises.
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PublishedSeptember 24, 2019
Retired Air Force general joins race for U.S. Senate in Maine
Jon Treacy, an Oxford County Democrat, is a 34-year veteran of the Marines and Air National Guard who becomes the fourth declared candidate in the party’s Senate primary.
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