Steve Mistler

@stevemistler

Maine politics & government reporter for radio & digital, filing for & others. Longtime newspaperman now on the radio. 🔊

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Joined December 2008

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  1. 16 hours ago

    Apparently, pardons were long ago made confidential, but there was an inconsistency that allowed us to see them. Last year's law corrected the inconsistency, making them confidential. The confidentiality language goes way back, according to law library

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  2. 16 hours ago

    The shield law went into effect last year. But Mills spox says governor generally believes that the public has a right to know about gubernatorial pardons or commutations

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  3. Retweeted
    22 hours ago

    Yesterday, I got to talk to Shy Paca and Natalia Mbadu, the Portland fifth-graders who stole the show at Gov. Mills' inauguration on Wednesday night:

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  4. Retweeted
    Jan 3

    Mills Issues Executive Order To Speed Up Medicaid Expansion

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  5. Retweeted
    Jan 3

    Data: Maine Had Longer, More Frequent Power Outages Per Customer Than Any Other State In 2017

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    Jan 3
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    Jan 3

    This week on NEXT: A look ahead at 2020 with discusses a big year in Maine Politics Stories that made us smile in 2018 with , , And more….

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    Jan 3

    ’s reflects on the big stories in Maine politics in 2018.

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  9. Jan 3

    Clean slates outside the Maine Governor’s Office — for now.

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  10. Jan 2

    .⁦⁩ arrives for a brief photo op at The Blaine House during a pre-inauguration reception with family and friends. Her staff says this scene will be relatively common because she’s accustomed to spending time with her big family.

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  11. Jan 2

    Yup. Legislature made that change last year in a bill that, ironically, stiffened penalties for drug trafficking.

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  12. Jan 1

    ICYMI: Gov. LePage pardons former GOP state lawmaker under investigation for hunting with firearms despite felony conviction. Lawmaker says he didn’t know he was prohibited from doing so.

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    31 Dec 2018

    Gov. Paul LePage has pardoned a former Republican state lawmaker for a 35-year-old felony-level drug trafficking conviction, a move that could affect an ongoing investigation into whether that same lawmaker illegally hunted with firearms.

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  14. 28 Dec 2018

    So now seems like a good time to re-up today’s LePage retrospective

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  15. 28 Dec 2018

    The same certificate that LePage scrawled "stolen election" on will be sent to the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives

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    . signs the election certification — but puts "Stolen Election" next to his name.

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  17. 28 Dec 2018

    Gov LePage says he's a counter-puncher, a characterization that will perplex critics, some of whom appeared on makeshift wanted posters. To them, LePage's tactics weren't defensive, but a politician trying to assert dominance. Our LePage retrospective, for listening & reading:

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  18. Retweeted
    27 Dec 2018

    Mills Nominates State Broadband Official To Be Economic Development Chief

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  19. Retweeted
    24 Dec 2018

    Bruce Poliquin Concedes 2nd District Race To Jared Golden

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  20. Retweeted
    22 Dec 2018

    “Mitch is not going to negotiate with Schumer because he doesn’t know if he can depend on what the president’s bottom line will be. So, that’s understandable” pretty candid stuff from one of Trump’s biggest congressional allies, ⁦

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