Pending ratification, the two-year agreement with the Maine State Employees Association gives Gov. LePage a long-sought victory.
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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Ethics panel to release results of probe into PAC transfers by Sen. Andre Cushing
The Senate assistant majority leader’s sister alleges he improperly moved money between his company, a political action committee and his re-election campaign.
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New subpoena seeks York County casino supporter’s personal financial records
The Maine Ethics Commission says it needs backer Lisa Scott’s cooperation to determine where the campaign’s money comes from.
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Backer of York County casino campaign objects to providing financial data
The executive director of the Maine Ethics Commission, which meets Thursday to consider how to respond, says the information Lisa Scott wants to withhold is central to the commission’s investigation into who is bankrolling the ballot question.
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Sen. King to Trump: Tone things down on North Korea
Maine’s independent U.S. senator urges the president not to practice Twitter diplomacy, while other members of Maine’s delegation support sanctions and negotiation.
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LePage illegally censoring his Facebook page, ACLU claims in lawsuit
The governor has said he doesn’t control the page, which is run by his political consultant, but the ACLU of Maine argues that LePage uses it for official business.
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Maine agency raises price of ‘nips,’ hundreds of other liquor products
Saying they need to boost profits, officials agree to the increases over the objections of suppliers, one of which calls the decision ‘flagrantly discriminatory.’
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Maine regulators expected to raise price of ‘nips,’ other liquor
Officials want to capture more profits from alcohol sales but will limit increases to avoid losing customers to nearby states.
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Maine regularly sells voter data it denied to feds
States have discretion in releasing details such as party affiliation and voting history, and lobbyists, campaigns and activists each pay $2,200 to access Maine’s voter rolls.
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LePage takes on George Mitchell in repeated critique of health care votes
The former Senate majority leader drew the governor’s ire by defending votes that U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King cast against Obamacare repeal.