Scott Thistle

Portland Press Herald

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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Published
July 13, 2017

Democrat Mark Eves jumps into 2018 race for governor

The former House speaker from North Berwick, known for clashing with Gov. LePage while working well with other Republicans, declares his candidacy just days after AG Janet Mills joins the fray.
Published
July 12, 2017

Legislator from South Portland blasted for anti-Trump rant on Facebook

Maine Republicans call for Rep. Scott Hamann to resign after the Democrat suggests in a vulgar post that he would hurt the president.
Published
July 12, 2017

After Election Day, lawmakers treated the will of Maine voters as suggestions

Laws approved at the ballot box were discarded or altered in the session that just ended, actions that lawmakers defend but which may have political repercussions.
Published
July 11, 2017

Maine commission rejects LePage’s bid to end sales of liquor ‘nips’

The State Liquor and Lottery Commission votes to keep the 50-milliliter bottles on the shelves despite the administration’s argument that they are contributing to drunken driving.
Published
July 10, 2017

Maine Attorney General Janet Mills enters 2018 race for governor

Mills, a Democrat, has been a frequent foil of Republican Gov. Paul LePage.
Published
July 7, 2017

Justin Alfond rules out run for governor in 2018

The Portland Democrat and former state Senate president says in a Facebook post that his family and business are his priorities.
Published
July 6, 2017

Voicemail debunks LePage’s claim he didn’t threaten to leave Maine during shutdown

The governor criticizes the media for reporting the vacation story, but in a message left Monday for a Republican senator he said he was ‘heading out of town for 10 days.’
Published
July 5, 2017

New state budget sends more money to public schools in Maine

But how much more each school district will get is still being calculated by the Department of Education.
Published
June 29, 2017

LePage issues list of essential agencies that will work during possible shutdown

Public safety, prisons, parks and state psychiatric facilities are among the core functions that will keep operating.
Published
June 28, 2017

Voter-approved ranked-choice voting stays in effect as repeal bills fail

Separate bills before the House and Senate fall short Wednesday, leaving the law in effect until at least next year.