Maine’s junior U.S. senator was tapped to chair the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on National Parks, and a subcommittee that oversees U.S. nuclear and strategic forces.
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.
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Legislative panel votes to keep Maine’s ban on plastic shopping bags
Enforcement of the law has been temporarily suspended during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bill seeks to ban the use of aerial herbicides in Maine forests
Senate President Troy Jackson, D-Allagash, a logger and the bill’s sponsor, said aerial application of glyphosate and other herbicides has caused irreversible environmental damage.
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Gov. Mills’ plan to switch vaccinations to age-based eligibility gets mixed reaction
Organizations representing retailers, restaurants and lodging businesses support a clear vaccine plan but are disappointed that many of their younger workers will still have to wait.
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Maine tax revenues ahead of forecasts, despite pandemic’s impact
Finance commissioner Kirsten Figueroa said revenues for January were nearly $90 million more than predicted and up by more than $154 million for the first 7 months of the current fiscal year.
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Mills makes push for another $30 million for broadband internet in Maine
Weak or nonexistent internet connectivity, a longstanding problem in rural Maine, has been exacerbated during the pandemic as workers, businesses, students and families struggle to stay connected.
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‘We have been tested,’ Mills tells lawmakers in budget address
In a prerecorded address, Gov. Janet Mills praises Mainers for their perseverance during the pandemic and outlines the priorities of her 2-year budget proposal.
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Maine police voice support but raise questions about racial data collection bill
The measure aims to provide data on traffic stops that would help to identify and prevent patterns of racial profiling.
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Bill would require Maine police to collect demographic data for all traffic stops
It’s the third time the Legislature will take up a measure that requires data collection as a tool for preventing racial profiling.
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Maine group pushes ban on flavored tobacco products
A coalition of health and social justice advocates says many of the flavored and metholated products are designed to appeal to children, especially in communities of color.