The commission’s director says no further investigation is planned, and lawmakers now are more aware of the requirement.
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. @thisdog
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Bipartisan bill seeks rights for the victims of violent crime in Maine
The bill was inspired by the family of a murdered child who encountered the man charged in her death out in public.
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Bill would let Maine bars keep serving until 2 a.m.
Communities with police departments could decide to push back closing time from 1 a.m. to 2 a.m. if the bill becomes law.
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Group of 98 Maine lawyers asks King and Collins to oppose Gorsuch
The attorneys say the Supreme Court nominee sides too often with corporate interests.
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Maine’s Republican Senate president tired of party’s personal attacks against Democrats
Sen. Mike Thibodeau says, ‘We’ve got problems to solve,’ and that takes bipartisan goodwill that personal attacks erode.
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Bill seeks manslaughter charge for drug dealers when a death occurs
Sen. Scott Cyrway, R-Benton, makes an impassioned plea to fellow lawmakers to support his measure as a way to address Maine’s opioid crisis.
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LePage slams Legislature for slow action on Real ID, then vetoes bill to help veterans get passport cards
He says noncompliance with the federal mandate is hurting Maine veterans, but argues that the Legislature should fix the problem for everyone and not provide special relief to one group.
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York County casino proposal runs into criticism from lawmakers
The casino plan, likely to be on the statewide ballot in November, would give exclusive operating rights to a company behind the referendum effort.
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Dozens of Maine lawmakers may have violated income disclosure law, says ethics commission
Republican leaders called for an investigation of Rep. Ryan Tipping, D-Orono, for not immediately reporting income from his work for a successful referendum campaign last fall.
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LePage considers starting Maine health insurance plan to replace Affordable Care Act
He doesn’t provide details, but says, ‘We are just going to withdraw the state and just go do our own thing.’