Other voters are writing Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, asking him to remove their signatures.
Scott Thistle
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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‘We’re bleeding! We need help!’
After an almost unimaginable explosion rocked Farmington last week, accounts from those who experienced the carnage firsthand reveal the horror close to home.
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Hundreds of new laws take effect Thursday in Maine
From prohibiting electronic cigarettes in school to changing the name of Columbus Day, more than 500 statutes will go on the books.
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Government labor crunch cuts into services, adds stress for Maine’s public employees
Hundreds of state and municipal jobs are vacant as officials struggle with a tight labor market, an aging workforce and pay that can’t compete with the private sector.
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Collins’ vote on border wall measure becomes fodder for Democrats
The Maine Democratic Party faults her for voting against an amendment on Trump’s border wall, but she says it was the wrong legislation to address presidential overreach.
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In ‘Late Show’ appearance, Stephen King says it’s time for Sen. Collins to go
The Bangor-based novelist tells the show’s host, Stephen Colbert, that he wants a senator with a more ‘liberal bent.’
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Sen. Collins joins bipartisan effort to end Trump’s use of military funds for wall
She views the resolution to end the president’s national emergency as a way to block overreach by the executive branch.
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Commission begins studying shortage of long-term care workers in Maine
A bill passed by the Legislature created the 15-member panel to explore how to solve workforce shortages and other worker-related issues in an industry where demand continues to grow.
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Maine Guard members’ stay at Trump resort in Scotland part of congressional probe
Visits to Trump Turnberry by military personnel – including members of Maine’s Air National Guard and the Air Force – are raising concerns that the president is profiting from his office.
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Gov. Mills allows ranked-choice voting in Maine’s presidential elections
The bill will become law without her signature, but it will not take effect in time for ranked-choice voting to be used in Maine’s new March presidential primary next year.