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.
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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.