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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PublishedJuly 29, 2016
Maine’s delegation in Congress criticizes Trump statements on email hacking
Most of Maine’s members of Congress, or their representatives, call the statement ‘unwise,’ ‘reckless’ or ‘irresponsible.’
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PublishedJuly 28, 2016
Travel guru Rick Steves donates $50,000 to Maine’s marijuana legalization campaign
He makes makes good on a promise made in May to match contributions by other supporters.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2016
Effort to require background checks for Maine private gun sales gets big donation
A Seattle-based entrepreneur contributes $125,000 to supporters of the referendum effort.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2016
LePage wants to cut about 2,300 state jobs in next budget, memo shows
A leaked staff message reveals his goal of a 20% workforce reduction, along with hopes to lower the top income tax rate and decrease government spending.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2016
State agencies will be trained in handling public records requests, ombudsman says
The decision follows a dispute between the Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram and the Maine Warden Service over a request for documents under the state’s freedom of access law.
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PublishedJuly 20, 2016
LePage staff used texting to strategize about closed-door meeting, violating policy
Messages reveal efforts to keep the session on education funding private, a decision that has become the focus of a legal complaint by the Attorney General’s Office.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2016
LePage ‘ought to be here,’ a top Maine delegate complains
Meanwhile, despite a variety of disagreements among party members, Maine Republicans are enjoying ‘a cool experience’ in Cleveland.
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PublishedJuly 18, 2016
Maine delegates pull back from attempt to force vote on convention rules
One state delegate says some withdrew their names when they realized the rule-change effort was likely to fail.
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PublishedJuly 17, 2016
Maine Republican delegates head to Cleveland with mixed feelings
In a party still divided over Donald Trump’s nomination, some are eager to be a part of history while others are less than thrilled.
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PublishedJuly 7, 2016
Maine attorney general to sue LePage administration over closed commission meeting
It may be the first time that an attorney general has taken legal action against a governor’s administration for violating freedom of access laws.
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