The Rev. Andrew March had sued after Portland police officers told him to lower his voice during protests outside Planned Parenthood’s clinic.
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 getting election security funding
The $3.3 million in federal money will further improve a state voting system that’s considered relatively secure.
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Bill that allows over-the-counter naloxone for people younger than 21 clears Maine Senate
A rule that would allow pharmacists to dispense the antidote only to those over the age of 21 is still pending before the Board of Pharmacy.
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Skeptical high court hears arguments on blocking ranked-choice voting in Maine primaries
Critics of the law say it could result in post-primary legal ‘chaos,’ but justices indicate the Legislature should act to solve problems with the voting system, rather than the courts.
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Here are the questions on ranked-choice voting to be posed to Maine’s high court
Lawyers involved in a lawsuit over the voting system agree to some key facts and to the questions.
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Maine high court to consider 7 key questions about ranked-choice voting
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court has asked attorneys involved in a lawsuit over ranked-choice to prepare briefs in preparation for a hearing scheduled for Thursday afternoon.
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Maine lawsuit challenges Senate candidacy of Republican who used invalid signatures
Eric Brakey says Max Linn’s campaign should not be allowed to go forward because of questions about the validity of signatures on his petition papers.
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Biddeford lawmaker plans to challenge Rep. Chellie Pingree for 1st District seat
Marty Grohman, who left the Democratic Party to become an independent in 2017, will take on the Democrat from North Haven.
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LePage picks John H. Doyle as deputy counsel and senior policy adviser
The attorney, who has experience working in Virginia and Washington, D.C., will serve as the governor’s adviser on public safety policy.
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Candidates for Blaine House signal they might challenge outcome of a ranked-choice vote
With Maine poised to lead the U.S. in using the system, Republicans candidates for governor indicate that they could contest the ‘scam’ results.