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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Angus King III — son of independent U.S. Sen. Angus King — announced on Tuesday that he's running for governor. -
The invitation comes as Canadian leaders respond to President Donald Trump's tariffs and annexation rhetoric as existential threats to their sovereignty. -
LePage's candidacy marks the second time the Republican has attempted to return to politics since leaving the governor's office in 2019. -
The USDA has agreed to end its bid to halt federal funding for child nutrition programs, a move it hoped would force Maine to comply with President Donald Trump's executive order banning transgender athletes from competing on girls' sports teams. Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey sued the agency and won an injunction against the USDA last month. -
The resolution to to block the president's global tariffs failed after a 49-49 vote. It was the second time that U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King tried to curtail the president's use of emergency powers to enact tariffs without Congressional approval. -
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.
