The governor says a food sovereignty law and funding for the Maine Office of Geographic Information Systems are critical issues, but doesn’t mention the recreational marijuana bill or ranked-choice voting.
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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Leadership PACs of Maine legislators could get closer scrutiny in 2018
The state’s elections watchdog is poised to begin tighter reviews of the committees that steer donor money to candidate campaigns, but intends to warn them first.
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Republican Garrett Mason to enter Maine’s 2018 race for governor
The majority leader in the state Senate is the third Republican to join the fray.
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Pence expresses disappointment in Collins in Maine radio call-in
The vice president’s call to WGAN radio comes a day after the Republican senator said she would vote against the Graham-Cassidy bill, effectively killing the measure.
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Lawmakers make case that Maine’s initiative process is being gamed
As proof, members of the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee cite the dizzying array of out-of-state and overseas entities with ties to the casino question on the November ballot.
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National group sends airplane message to Collins urging ‘no’ vote on ACA repeal
‘Don’t back down. Protect our care,’ reads the banner flown over Portland.
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Maine gubernatorial candidates on York County casino: Vote it down
Asked about their positions, all of the 2018 contenders who responded oppose the measure, citing better ways to help the state’s economy and concerns about the campaign’s backers.
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Holding all the cards, some Maine towns already debating casino
York is a highly unlikely host municipality while others would be more welcoming if state voters back a facility in York County.
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Despite support and visits, LePage has seen little assistance from Trump on key issues
Despite the Republicans’ warm relationship, Washington hasn’t helped Maine’s governor notch wins on priorities such as the Katahdin monument or Medicaid copays.
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Leading opponent of York County casino says backers offering ‘the same empty promises’
Rep. Louis Luchini, D-Ellsworth, responds to the release by a political action committee of an analysis predicting more jobs and revenues if the casino is approved.