Scott Thistle

Staff Writer

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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Published
October 12, 2016

LePage says PAC he is fundraising for will help Republican candidates

Sitting on a warchest of more than $300,000, the ICE PAC has spent only about $25,000 so far, mostly to support Republican Party operations.
Published
October 12, 2016

LePage says he misspoke in calling for ‘authoritarian power’ in the U.S.

The governor criticizes media reports about his comments and says he meant to call for an ‘authoritative’ leader like Donald Trump in Tuesday’s radio interview.
Published
October 11, 2016

LePage says U.S. needs Trump to wield ‘authoritarian power’

The governor says that he’s worried about the Constitution, and that Trump is needed because the nation is ‘slipping into anarchy’ under President Obama.
Published
October 11, 2016

Outside spending in 6 Senate races could tip the balance of power in Augusta

But Republicans say it will take more than money to capture control of the 35-seat chamber, where they now hold 20 seats.
Published
October 6, 2016

Donald Trump’s son, daughter-in-law, campaign at apple orchard in Maine’s 2nd District

The Republican presidential candidate plans a visit to Bangor on Oct. 15 as he tries to take at least one of Maine’s electoral votes.
Published
October 4, 2016

Gov. LePage to push for consolidation of public school administrations

He plans to push that idea in his budget to shift the spending to classrooms, but others disagree that districts are top-heavy.
Published
September 30, 2016

Maine moves forward on blocking improper use of benefit cards

A legislative group is exploring ways to prevent electronic benefit cards from being used to buy such items as alcohol, guns and lottery tickets.
Published
September 29, 2016

LePage administration faces new question of whether it followed open meetings law

The administration paid a $500 fine for violating the law with a secret meeting in June.
Published
September 29, 2016

Poll suggests Mainers open to changing the way they vote

Forty-eight percent support ranked choice voting, but with 23-percent undecided, it’s clear many voters are still trying to make up their minds and may not understand the proposal yet.
Published
September 28, 2016

Black pastor urges Mainers to forgive LePage for comments on race and drugs

The Rev. Steve Craft, a former heroin addict, visits the state to offer his guidance and to also advise the governor to ‘button your lip’ on the subject.

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