The latest reports show the Sanford attorney has raised more than $970,000, while Garrett Mason, a publicly financed candidate, is the top Republican fundraiser, with more than $736,000 in campaign funds, which includes $37,000 in private donations.
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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Maine voters to field-test ranked-choice voting in June primaries
Voters will also decide if they want to keep the system in place when they vote on a ‘citizen’s veto’ to reject a repeal of the law by the Legislature.
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LePage to push for child protection reforms, seek criminal penalties for failure to report suspected abuse
He also says family reunification should not be a priority in such cases, as dozens of experts and parents speak to a legislative panel following the deaths of two young girls.
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Maine lawmakers inch forward in effort to fund jails, pay more to direct care workers
Other measures, including a rollback of the minimum wage and Medicaid expansion funding, remain unresolved.
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He’s disqualified as a U.S. Senate candidate, but Max Linn is still posting campaign signs
Linn has been ruled out of the June 12 Republican primary because he didn’t collect enough valid voter signatures, but roadside signs that hail him as ‘Trump strong’ are still going up.
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State lawmaker submits enough signatures to challenge Rep. Pingree
Independent Rep. Marty Grohman of Biddeford, a former Democrat, will look to win the 1st Congressional District seat.
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Solutions to opioid crisis separate candidates for Maine governor
Democrats and Republicans differ over Medicaid expansion to provide more treatment and on the need for more law enforcement.
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With Republican gubernatorial candidates unified on policy, vote will turn on personality
All four contenders agree on a lot, so voters must decide whether to choose a LePage ‘heir’ or a more moderate choice.
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Maine legislative leaders returning Wednesday to negotiate on key bills
Republicans and Democrats on the budget-writing committee are running out of time to reach deals.
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Maine Democrats hear from candidates for governor at state convention
Six of the seven hopefuls take to the stage to distinguish themselves – and to show unity