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.

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Published
August 25, 2012

Paul delegates not seated, LePage to skip convention

WASHINGTON — The 20 Ron Paul supporters hoping to represent Maine as delegates to the Republican National Convention lost their appeal on Friday, prompting Gov. Paul LePage to skip next week’s event and heightening tensions within the Maine GOP.
Published
August 24, 2012

LePage says he’ll skip national GOP convention

After the Republican National Committee seats only half of Maine’s elected Ron Paul delegates, LePage opts to stay home.
Published
August 23, 2012

Half of Maine’s Ron Paul delegates removed

A Republican committee removes 10 elected Paul delegates and gives the seats to Romney supporters, but Paul’s delegates say they’ll challenge the ruling.
Published
August 22, 2012

Maine’s Ron Paul delegates stand their ground

Charlie Webster of the Maine Republican Party says a compromise was offered to take away half of Ron Paul’s 20 elected Maine delegates and give them to Romney. But the elected delegates say that’s not acceptable.
Published
August 21, 2012

A week before GOP convention, fate of Maine’s delegates still unknown

Maine’s elected delegates support Ron Paul, and Republicans may want to keep away anyone who doesn’t fully back Mitt Romney.
Published
August 21, 2012

Sen. Snowe says Akin should quit race

Calling his comments “repugnant and outlandish,” the Maine Republican says the GOP should deny Akin any funding should he decide not to step aside.
Published
August 20, 2012

I-295 exit near Freeport closed for road repairs

Exit 24 is expected to reopen by 6 a.m. Tuesday.
Published
August 20, 2012

Sen. Collins calls Akin rape comments ‘deeply offensive,’ ‘outrageous’

Meanwhile, other Maine politicians call on the Missouri U.S. Senate candidate to immediately resign from Congress.
Published
August 11, 2012

For Olympian, recognition is long overdue

Andrew Sockalexis of Maine’s Penobscot Nation is profiled in a ‘Best in the World’ exhibit in D.C.
Published
August 11, 2012

Washington Notebook: Wedding weekend for Collins

WASHINGTON – Two of Maine’s political power brokers have tied the knot. Sen. Susan Collins and Thomas Daffron married Saturday in a small private ceremony in Collins’ hometown of Caribou. The two met in the early 1970s while Collins was an intern in then-Rep. Bill Cohen’s office in Washington, D.C., where Daffron worked as Cohen’s […]