The governor has said he doesn’t control the page, which is run by his political consultant, but the ACLU of Maine argues that LePage uses it for official business.
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 agency raises price of ‘nips,’ hundreds of other liquor products
Saying they need to boost profits, officials agree to the increases over the objections of suppliers, one of which calls the decision ‘flagrantly discriminatory.’
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Maine regulators expected to raise price of ‘nips,’ other liquor
Officials want to capture more profits from alcohol sales but will limit increases to avoid losing customers to nearby states.
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Maine regularly sells voter data it denied to feds
States have discretion in releasing details such as party affiliation and voting history, and lobbyists, campaigns and activists each pay $2,200 to access Maine’s voter rolls.
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LePage takes on George Mitchell in repeated critique of health care votes
The former Senate majority leader drew the governor’s ire by defending votes that U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King cast against Obamacare repeal.
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As session ends, Legislature overrides LePage veto, raising legal age for tobacco to 21
But lawmakers uphold the governor’s veto of a ban on cellphones and other handheld electronics while driving.
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Maine’s secretary of state says he will reject second request for voter registration data
Matt Dunlap said he won’t share data unless a federal voter fraud commission he serves on sets goals and resolves privacy concerns.
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State ends fiscal year with $111 million surplus
The LePage administration will deposit $46 million from the surplus into two funds that stabilize the state budget and provide income tax relief.
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LePage takes aim at alleged abuse of woodland tax breaks
The governor has previously said the state’s tree growth tax program and nonprofit land trusts are robbing municipalities.
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Sen. Collins heard on live mic saying ‘I’m worried’ about Trump, Farenthold is ‘so unattractive’
Maine’s senior U.S. senator was talking with Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., who said the president is ‘crazy.’