Steve Mistler
Chief Political Correspondent and State House Bureau ChiefJournalist Steve Mistler is Maine Public’s chief politics and government correspondent. He is based at the State House.
Steve has been a journalist for nearly two decades, specializing in the coverage of politics and state government. His work has been recognized by the Maine Press Association, Gerald Loeb and regional Murrow awards for investigative projects and accountability journalism. He was named the MPA’s Journalist of the Year in 2011 for his coverage of municipal and state government. He later received a Public Service in Radio from the Society of Professional Journalists and a writing award from the Public Radio News Directors for his retrospective of former Gov. Paul LePage.
He joined Maine Public in 2016 after a career in newspaper reporting. He and his family live in Maine.
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The proposal is the latest effort to beef up patrols in rural areas where police coverage is often a patchwork of state police, county sheriffs and local agencies — for the communities that have one. -
Predictions by the Revenue Forecasting Committee are a key tool used by state budget writers. But the panel says market volatility and tariff uncertainty are injecting a high degree of risk in its upcoming projections. -
Republican state Rep. Laurel Libby, who was censured after she posted a photo identifying a high school transgender athlete, sought a fast-tracked appeal after a federal judge denied her request to immediately restore her ability to vote and participate in floor debates. But judges on the First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that Libby lawsuit has not demonstrated the "likelihood of success." -
A slew of bills aim to repeal or overhaul the 2023 law. They come before any benefits have been paid, but just a few months after payroll taxes kicked in to fund the program. -
Rep. Laurel Libby, R-Auburn, was censured in February for a social media post that identified a high school transgender athlete. She sued to have her voting rights restored, but U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose says House Speaker Ryan Fecteau operated within the doctrine of legislative immunity. -
The independent senator's appearance Maine Calling yielded a flood of emails and phone calls from people opposing the president's actions. But he says everyone should be worried about the erosion of checks on the president's power and what that means for his successor and American democracy. -
Speaking at the Governor's Conference on Tourism in Bangor today, Mills emphasized the importance of preserving Maine's centuries-long relationship with Canada. -
Janet Mills used a gaggle with reporters in Bangor to reiterate that her confrontation with the president in February is rooted in the rule of law, adding that the president cannot bend states or others to his will via executive order and intimidation. -
The Trump administration said Wednesday it is suing Maine’s education department for not complying with the government's push to ban transgender athletes in girls sports, escalating a dispute over whether the state is abiding by a federal law that bars discrimination in education based on sex. -
The governor told MSNBC's "Morning Joe" hosts that the president is using federal funding and other means to coerce the state to ignore a law that allows transgender athletes to compete on girls' sports teams.
