Using shame, pain or coercion to discourage same-sex attraction and alter a person’s sexual orientation has been banned in at least nine other states.
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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Bill to ban conversion therapy in Maine moves forward
The controversial methods aimed at discouraging same-sex attraction and altering a person’s sexual orientation have been banned in at least nine other states.
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Committee supports extending Pine Tree Development Zone tax havens until 2021
Gov. Paul LePage was seeking a five-year extension of the program, which is set to expire this year and has come under criticism for a lack of accountability.
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Candidate for governor calls fire extinguishers a ‘great deterrent’ to school shooters
Republican Shawn Moody is being widely mocked on social media for his statement on a Maine radio talk show that teachers could use the devices as defensive weapons.
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Voters will decide in June whether Maine keeps its ranked-choice voting law
Secretary of State Matt Dunlap says proponents have gathered more than enough signatures to put the question on the ballot in June.
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NRA’s influence in Maine doesn’t depend on political contributions
In a state steeped in hunting culture, the lobbying organization gets results by mobilizing its membership
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Gun-rights and gun-control advocates clash at the State House
Both groups say they want to make sure Maine schools are safe, but their approaches are starkly different.
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Maine lawmakers will debate 3 bills to prevent gun and other violence
Meanwhile, Gov. LePage tells Fox News he agrees with President Trump that arming public school employees, a proposal that didn’t make the legislative cut in Maine, is a good idea.
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LePage says high court justice reneged on agreement to step down
The governor says he made a deal with Joseph Jabar that the justice would resign after reaching his 20th year of service.
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Senate rejects 2 immigration bills, including one championed by Collins, King
The bipartisan legislation crafted by the ‘Common Sense Coalition’ would have granted legal status to 1.8 million ‘dreamers’ and spent $25 billion for border security over the next decade.