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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PublishedMay 10, 2017
Trump health secretary hears, in private, about Maine opioid crisis
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price met with Gov. Paul LePage and others at the State House as part of a listening tour around the country.
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PublishedMay 9, 2017
LePage fights bill to strip his power over pay, hiring in Attorney General’s Office
His rare visit to the Legislature and other testimony on the plan reveal another area of friction in the testy relationship between the two state officials.
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PublishedMay 8, 2017
Maine bill would use $150 million in federal surplus to aid the poor
House Speaker Sara Gideon says the money should be used on programs to lift children from poverty.
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PublishedMay 8, 2017
Casino lobbyist who claimed Shawn Scott company as client now says he doesn’t know who hired him
In a letter to lawmakers, Dan Riley says his firm doesn’t know who owns the company it is representing.
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PublishedMay 7, 2017
Nearing his final months in office, a more polished Paul LePage emerges
The governor’s milder tone and recent trips to Washington, D.C., are fueling speculation that he is preparing for his next role in politics.
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PublishedMay 1, 2017
LePage sues Maine’s attorney general, alleging abuse of power
Adding to their history of conflict, he accuses Janet Mills of refusing to represent him in some federal lawsuits, costing the state hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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PublishedMay 1, 2017
Bill to prohibit local control of pesticides gets mixed reviews in Augusta
The legislation offered by Gov. Paul LePage would void ordinances in dozens of Maine towns.
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PublishedApril 30, 2017
In battle against meth labs, Maine may require a prescription for certain cold medications
Consumers would need a doctor’s approval to buy remedies containing ephedrine and pseudoephedrine under a bill pending in the Legislature.
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PublishedApril 28, 2017
Casino referendum backer says group didn’t understand Maine’s campaign finance law
Lisa Scott, who has pumped millions of dollars into the effort, says she didn’t intend to mislead the state’s ethics commission.
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PublishedApril 27, 2017
Lawmakers seek probe of York County casino ballot committee
The state ethics commission has been asked to determine whether Horseracing Jobs Fairness failed to accurately disclose who funded the effort to get the question on the November ballot.
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