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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U.S. District Judge Nancy Torresen says more review is needed to determine law's constitutionality while suggesting "substantial" portions of it are not.
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While one proposal complements the governor's initiative to expand mental health, another creating a three-day waiting period in most firearm sales is certain to face opposition from gun rights groups.
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The proposal, modeled after laws in Vermont and other states, is a response to a national neo-Nazi group that built a training camp in northern Penobscot County that has since been abandoned.
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Body camera footage obtained through a freedom of information request depicts Robert Card's paranoia as police coax him to seek a psychiatric evaluation.
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The 48-hour manhunt has come under scrutiny because the gunman was eventually found about a mile from where his abandoned car was discovered the night of the shootings.
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The proposal taps an anticipated $265 million revenue surplus, but sets aside nearly 40% of it to ensure funding for programs in the next biennium.
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The bill goes into effect immediately and will give the state commission the ability to compel witness testimony and documents as it probes the worst mass shooting in state history.
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In a speech during debate over $95 billion aid bill, Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins pushes back against "misunderstandings" and "misrepresentations" by opponents.
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The failure to advance the bill after four months of negotiations ensures that immigration will remain a key campaign issue in the 2024 presidential and congressional election with possible implications for down ballot contests in state legislatures.
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Officers from the Lisbon and Lewiston police detail their response and search for gunman Robert Card, whose body was found less than a mile from where his abandoned vehicle was discovered shortly after he killed 18 people and wounded 13 others.