Kevin Miller joined the staff of the Portland Press Herald in 2012 and has worked as a journalist in Maine since 2005. He currently covers state politics, the Maine Legislature and environmental/natural resources issues. A policy wonk, Kevin previously wrote about Congress and federal issues as the Press Herald’s Washington, DC correspondent. Before settling in Maine, he covered state government, higher education and environmental issues for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland. In his spare time, Kevin enjoys hiking, camping, fishing, kayaking, cross-country skiing or doing pretty much anything else outdoors. He lives in Newcastle with his wife, Carissa, and their dog.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2020
Two deaths, 142 more cases of COVID-19 reported in Maine
Maine’s seven-day rolling average of new cases stood at 163.7 on Wednesday, six times higher than the average from four weeks ago.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2020
Four additional deaths, 172 new COVID-19 cases reported in Maine as virus surges
The number of active cases of the coronavirus in Maine has tripled – from roughly 600 to 1,800 – in one month, and hospitalizations as well as deaths are climbing.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2020
Collins-Gideon contest second most expensive Senate race in U.S.
Their campaigns spent record sums trying to win over Maine voters and were matched along the way by out-of-state groups that dumped another $100 million into the race.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Susan Collins wins 5th Senate term as Sara Gideon concedes
Collins won the election not only by capturing clear majorities in hundreds of Maine’s more conservative, rural communities, but she also appeared to eat into Gideon’s margins of victory in traditional Democratic strongholds.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2020
Collins holds edge over Gideon in closely watched Senate race
It was unclear early Wednesday whether Republican Sen. Susan Collins would maintain enough of a lead to avoid a ranked-choice run-off in a race with national implications.
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PublishedNovember 3, 2020
Coronavirus, economy topped list of Mainers’ concerns heading into elections
With COVID-19 surging in Maine, the majority of local participants in The Associated Press’s national survey said the virus was ‘not at all under control’ in the U.S. and strongly disapproved of President Trump’s handling of the pandemic.
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PublishedNovember 2, 2020
Half of Maine’s voters have cast absentee ballots. Now Election Day voters get their turn.
An election marked by a deadly pandemic, deep polarization and record-setting absentee voting will come to a close Tuesday, but some races may not be decided for days.
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PublishedOctober 31, 2020
ZIP codes in Cumberland County still have highest infection rates
Not surprisingly, the state’s most densely populated areas have the highest rates of COVID-19, with neighborhoods in Portland, Falmouth, Westbrook and Lewiston at the top.
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PublishedOctober 30, 2020
Nearly half of registered Mainers have voted, and absentee ballots keep pouring in
More than 477,000 absentee ballots had been received – by mail, drop box or in-person voting – as of Friday afternoon as a record number of Mainers use the process during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PublishedOctober 28, 2020
In final debate, Collins and Gideon spar over Supreme Court, health care, abortion
Only the two front-runners in Maine’s closely watched Senate race were invited to participate in WMTW’s debate.
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