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.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2020
Maine Electoral College electors to cast ballots Monday
Maine’s four electors will cast three ballots for Joe Biden and one for Donald Trump when they convene in the House chamber of the State House on Monday, while their counterparts across the U.S. will also cast their votes.
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PublishedDecember 2, 2020
Keeping their distance, Maine lawmakers sworn in for historic session
The 130th Maine Legislature takes up quarters at the spacious Augusta Civic Center to begin months of work that will be modified, and dominated, by the pandemic.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2020
Mills in quarantine because of contact with presumed case of COVID-19
The governor says she will get tested this week and quarantine at the Blaine House until Dec. 12 because she potentially was exposed to the virus by a member of her security detail.
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PublishedNovember 30, 2020
Maine Legislature prepares for historic pandemic session
Lawmakers will be sworn into office by Gov. Janet Mills on Wednesday at the Augusta Civic Center, which is being used instead of the State House, to protect against spread of COVID-19.
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PublishedNovember 24, 2020
Matthew Dunlap says he’s running to be the next state auditor
The outgoing secretary of state says he is campaigning for the position, which will be filled by the Legislature when it convenes Dec. 2.
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PublishedNovember 21, 2020
After second test, campaign volunteer was negative for COVID-19
A person working on a recount of ballots at the Portland Expo this week initially tested positive for the virus but a second test showed a negative result, city officials say.
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PublishedNovember 16, 2020
A crowded field emerges in race to replace Maine’s secretary of state
Six Democrats who hope to replace outgoing Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap will participate in a public forum Tuesday night.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2020
Maine’s next speaker of the House is making history already
Biddeford’s Ryan Fecteau will be the youngest speaker of the House for any state Legislature in the U.S.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2020
Democrats nominate Ryan Fecteau as next speaker of Maine House
With the party holding a majority in the House of Representatives, the 28-year-old lawmaker from Biddeford is all but assured of the leadership position.
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PublishedNovember 12, 2020
Recounts in Maine House races rescheduled after COVID-19 case
The state has rescheduled recounts in two legislative elections after a state employee tested positive for COVID-19, prompting the state to temporarily close office space.
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