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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PublishedJuly 25, 2017
Gov. LePage on 2 bills he vetoed: Stop ‘social engineering’
He rejects laws to ban the use of hand-held devices while driving and raise the legal age for buying tobacco to 21, but legislators will have a chance to override.
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PublishedJuly 24, 2017
ACLU calls on LePage to stop censoring posts to his Facebook page
The group wants him to stop deleting comments he doesn’t like and cutting off access to some citizens, but a spokesman says the governor doesn’t control the page.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2017
Bill raising legal age to buy tobacco products awaits LePage’s signature
The governor’s position is unknown, but his signature would make Maine the fifth state to raise the age to 21.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2017
House passes bill to require agriculture department to test marijuana for safety
But the measure faces further votes in the Legislature and scrutiny from Gov. LePage, who wants the Bureau of Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations to oversee recreational pot.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2017
South Portland lawmaker tells Maine House he regrets anti-Trump rant
Democrat Scott Hamann’s vulgar Facebook post had Republicans calling for his resignation.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2017
Jonathan Fulford of Monroe to challenge Rep. Poliquin in 2018
The Waldo County Democrat ran for the state Senate in 2016, but was defeated by incumbent Republican Mike Thibodeau.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2017
Legislature poised to take one more shot at fixing ranked-choice voting law
State House leaders approve the introduction of a bill late in the legislative session that could come to a vote in August.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2017
Maine regulators want to raise price of ‘nips’ and other lower-cost liquor
Officials say sales of many products are increasing, but uneven pricing means the state’s profits are not keeping pace.
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PublishedJuly 14, 2017
Ethics commission grants more time for investigation of casino ballot question campaign
The delay could push final findings close to Election Day.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2017
State acquires former bank branch in Augusta Capitol area
The building, for now, will be used as office space for the governor’s Office of Policy and Management
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