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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PublishedJuly 31, 2012
Senate blocks judicial nominations, including William Kayatta for 1st Cirtcuit Court of Appeals
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats failed to garner enough bipartisan votes to end an election-year block on Circuit Court judicial nominations — including one from Maine — despite the support of the state’s two Republican senators.
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PublishedJuly 31, 2012
For-profit education industry, including group headed by John McKernan, targeted by Senate report
WASHINGTON — A Senate committee investigation critical of the for-profit higher education industry found that Education Management Corp., the company whose board of directors is headed by former Maine Gov. John McKernan, had withdrawal rates higher than most of the more than two dozen institutions studied in the report.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2012
DC Notebook: Collins fights to free chimpanzees from test labs
WASHINGTON — About 500 chimpanzees now living in government test labs may get second lives thanks to legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine.
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PublishedJuly 29, 2012
Senate could vote on judicial nominee Monday
A Cape Elizabeth lawyer and other choices for federal court have been in a holding pattern.
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PublishedJuly 28, 2012
Washington Notebook: Collins helps retire chimps used in U.S. research
WASHINGTON – About 500 chimpanzees now living in government test labs may get second lives thanks to legislation co-sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine. This past week, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed a bill, S. 810, that phases out “invasive” government research on chimpanzees and will allow 500 government-owned chimps to be […]
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PublishedJuly 28, 2012
Collins leads Senate effort to tighten national cybersecurity
In 2011, companies and public agencies that provide services critical to the modern American economy — things like water, energy, banking and communications — reported nearly five times as many attacks on their infrastructure as the year before.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2012
Federal officials investigate veterans potentially being exposed to Agent Orange while training in Canada
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials have agreed to investigate whether Maine soldiers were exposed to potentially toxic chemicals — including Agent Orange — while training at a Canadian military base from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s.
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PublishedJuly 26, 2012
Feds to investigate whether Maine soldiers were exposed to Agent Orange, other toxins during Canadian training
WASHINGTON — Federal health officials have agreed to investigate whether Maine soldiers were exposed to potentially toxic chemicals — including Agent Orange — while training at a Canadian military base from the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2012
Senate committee votes to overhaul chemical safety law
Although there is bipartisan support for reforming the Toxic Substances Control Act, the Senate committee’s divided vote indicates lingering disagreement on how to improve the law.
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PublishedJuly 25, 2012
CDC to probe Maine troops’ possible toxin exposure
Maine soldiers may have been exposed to potentially toxic herbicides during training at a Canadian base during the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s.
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