Kevin Miller

Portland Press Herald

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.

Latest

Published
August 9, 2016

Collins’ rebuke comes at bad time for troubled Trump campaign

It could worsen his recent slide in the presidential polls and add votes for Clinton, but Maine’s senior senator says her only intent was to do ‘the right thing.’
Published
August 7, 2016

Green slime points to pollution of Casco Bay

This summer’s algae blooms in the Portland area signal potential threats to marine life.
Published
August 3, 2016

Maine business, economic development leaders back immigration reform

A new report from the Partnership for a New American Economy says that immigrant-owned businesses generated $61 million in 2014 while employing more than 14,500 people.
Published
August 3, 2016

Video records stealthy eagle snatching osprey chick from midcoast nest

The harshness of natural selection is apparent, but two of the osprey offspring live to fly another day.
Published
August 1, 2016

LePage attorney urges court to dismiss Eves’ appeal of lawsuit

The filing is the latest turn in a dispute between over the governor’s involvement in Good Will-Hinckley’s decision to rescind a job offer to House Speaker Mark Eves.
Published
July 31, 2016

Moths blanket New Brunswick town, raising concerns in Maine

It’s not yet clear what the massive swarm just 100 miles from the border means for the next, long-anticipated outbreak of the pest in Maine.
Published
July 28, 2016

York County Republican leader keeps post after apology to Saco legislator

But the target of Jim Booth’s email says he’s ‘very disappointed’ the county Republican committee did not request Booth’s resignation for statements he viewed as anti-gay.
Published
July 27, 2016

Maine delegates inspired and nostalgic after Obama speech

The president’s address at the Democratic National Convention caps a night in which Democrats make a case for Hillary Clinton’s candidacy.
Published
July 26, 2016

Moratorium sought on supertankers carrying ‘tar sands’ oil in U.S. waters

TransCanada’s plan to pipe the heavy crude to Saint John for shipping down the East Coast raises spill concerns in Maine and elsewhere.
Published
July 25, 2016

A new device is helping Maine fishermen avoid protected cod

The Nature Conservancy provides new technology that helps avoid unwanted by-catches of the threatened groundfish species.