The Democratic presidential candidate declined to attend the Southern Maine Labor Council’s Labor Day breakfast after being told that national union rules prohibited him from speaking.
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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Cory Booker is the next Democratic candidate planning campaign stop in Maine
The U.S. senator from New Jersey is scheduled to visit Portland for a cocktail hour reception and fundraiser on Saturday.
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‘Perfect storm’ of problems blamed for gridlock at Maine motor vehicles offices
Bureau of Motor Vehicle branches face issues, including a staffing shortage, that have left thousands of motorists waiting hours to renew drivers’ licenses or register vehicles.
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Conservative group pushing Mills to veto bill for ranked-choice primary
The Maine Heritage Policy Center sends the governor a letter making its case against legislation to extend the state’s ranked-choice voting system to the presidential primary in March.
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Bernie Sanders to stump in Maine on Sunday and Monday
The Vermont senator and Democratic presidential candidate will be in Portland for a Sunday night rally and a meeting with union workers on Labor Day.
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Uncertainty lingers over ranked-choice presidential primary, despite Senate passage
Gov. Janet Mills hasn’t committed to signing the bill, it’s unclear how the $100,000 cost would be funded, and party officials have discretion to interpret voting results when delegates are assigned to national conventions.
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Lawmakers pass transportation bonds but reject other borrowing backed by Mills
Republicans follow through on their vow to support bonds for transportation infrastructure while opposing borrowing to finance land conservation, broadband and environmental initiatives.
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Willing providers rare as assisted-death law takes effect
The Death with Dignity Act becomes law on Sept. 18, making Maine the ninth state that allows prescriptions of lethal medication, but its divisiveness means patients will struggle to find care.
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Mills calls lawmakers back to put infrastructure bonds on the ballot
The governor scales back her previous request, asking for $163 million for transportation and broadband projects.
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Maine joins lawsuit over new Trump rule to block immigrants who need assistance
Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey contends the new rule, related to defining a person who could become a ‘public charge,’ would limit the path to citizenship for many and is unconstitutional.