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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 gubernatorial candidates on York County casino: Vote it down
Asked about their positions, all of the 2018 contenders who responded oppose the measure, citing better ways to help the state’s economy and concerns about the campaign’s backers.
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Holding all the cards, some Maine towns already debating casino
York is a highly unlikely host municipality while others would be more welcoming if state voters back a facility in York County.
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Despite support and visits, LePage has seen little assistance from Trump on key issues
Despite the Republicans’ warm relationship, Washington hasn’t helped Maine’s governor notch wins on priorities such as the Katahdin monument or Medicaid copays.
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Leading opponent of York County casino says backers offering ‘the same empty promises’
Rep. Louis Luchini, D-Ellsworth, responds to the release by a political action committee of an analysis predicting more jobs and revenues if the casino is approved.
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Special election for House District 56 will be on Election Day
The seat is vacant following the death of Rep. Gina Mason.
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Draft bill would tax Maine recreational pot sales at 20%
It would prohibit marijuana social clubs until June 1, 2019, but allow drive-thru and internet purchases.
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Alan Caron may be next to enter 2018 governor’s race
He uses a Facebook post to alert friends of a pending announcement that he’s running for a ‘major office,’ but he won’t confirm which one.
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Speaker of Maine House asks LePage to reconsider and accept federal workforce funds
The governor’s request to change the way the $8 million is allocated was denied, and leaders of the state’s workforce boards have been told the state would no longer accept the federal funding.
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Network of companies with ties to York County casino bid stretches far and wide
Those linked to the York County initiative come from the West Coast and as far as Japan, while one businessman listed as a backer says, ‘This is totally fraudulent.’