A new website shows a possible gambling facility called the Vactionland Resort and Events Center, although state officials continue to probe the campaign’s financial backers.
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 marijuana activist detained at border, denied entry to Canada
Paul McCarrier says border agents cited a 2008 protest arrest as the reason – the charges were later dropped – but he also thinks his legalization role was a factor.
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Group launches campaign to convince voters to expand Maine’s Medicaid program
Mainers for Health Care is pushing a November ballot initiative, citing benefits to the economy, rural hospitals and employment as well as helping an additional 70,000 residents obtain coverage.
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Maine House Minority Leader Fredette announces he’s running for governor
The Republican from Newport has been a staunch ally of Gov. Paul LePage.
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Lisbon’s Garrett Mason cancels planned announcement of run for governor
The Maine Senate majority leader issued a statement early this morning that his mother, state Rep. Gina Mason, has died.
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State workers drop mandatory union fees in favor of more pay
The votes by members of the Maine State Employees Association and the American Federal of State, County and Municipal Employees are a victory for Gov. Paul LePage.
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Pressed to reveal funding sources, Miami real estate developer withdraws from York County casino campaign
The head of Maine’s ethics commission says Lisa Scott’s surprise announcement won’t affect its investigation into the sources of the $4.3 million spent to get the proposal on the Nov. 7 ballot.
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Ethics commission fines state Sen. Andre Cushing $9,000
The penalties reflect violations of campaign finance reporting laws by the Republican senator from Hampden.
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Marijuana lobbyists harvest cash from bankers, accountants, lawyers and others
Interest groups have spent $270,000 so far to try to shape regulations so they get a piece of the budding industry pie in Maine.
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Julie Rabinowitz named LePage press secretary
She’ll leave her post at Department of Labor to join the governor’s staff at the State House.