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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PublishedOctober 17, 2018
Maine’s candidates for governor field questions on economy and energy at fast-paced debate
While Janet Mills, Shawn Moody, Alan Caron and Terry Hayes differed on a statewide teacher contract and welfare reforms, they agreed on many topics and the only testy exchange came when Moody and Mills sparred over their tax returns.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2018
Groups seek feedback for reshaping conservation after LePage leaves office
The governor often clashed with land-protection groups over Land for Maine’s Future funding, delayed some projects.
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PublishedOctober 16, 2018
College pressured to rescind honorary degree awarded to Collins
But a spokesman for the Maine senator’s alma mater, St. Lawrence University, says the institution ‘has never rescinded any earned or honorary degree’ and does not intend to do so now.
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PublishedOctober 13, 2018
Both parties in Maine claim they got a boost from battle over Kavanaugh confirmation
The divisive battle over the Supreme Court justice is providing a rallying cry for Maine campaigns in the final month before Election Day.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2018
Watch video: Candidates for governor spar over climate change, abortion
A largely cordial race turns lively as all four candidates to succeed Gov. Paul LePage confront hot-button issues to set themselves apart from their rivals.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2018
Maine’s candidates for governor keeping campaign clean and low-key
The race for the Blaine House has been short on fireworks and long on civility, with one analyst suggesting that the high drama in Washington has ‘sucked all of the political oxygen out of the room.’
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PublishedOctober 4, 2018
LePage’s secretive wind energy panel, thought to be near death, meets for the first time
A state office also identifies the 15 members of the commission, which is examining the permitting system and the impact of turbines on tourism.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2018
Obama’s EPA chief rallies Portland audience
Gina McCarthy, the former EPA administrator, told a crowd of several hundred that President Trump cannot easily unravel regulations developed over the course of decades.
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PublishedOctober 4, 2018
Maine leads nation with $2.1 million spent here on TV ads for and against Kavanaugh confirmation
Home to a key swing vote, the state has received almost a quarter of all the money targeting the court issue nationwide.
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PublishedOctober 1, 2018
Maine DHHS urges pot users to keep drug away from children
The Northern New England Poison Center received 16 calls for accidental marijuana ingestion in 2017, up from 2 such calls in 2016, and Maine officials believe edible forms of the drug present the greatest risk.
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