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
March 19, 2020

As virus spreads, groups try to educate Maine immigrants about the risks

But language and cultural barriers make it difficult to get the message out.
Published
March 18, 2020

Gov. Mills closes restaurant dining rooms and bars, prohibits social gatherings of more than 10

The governor issues the executive order, which runs through March 31, after the number of coronavirus cases in the state goes from zero to 42 in less than a week.
Published
March 17, 2020

Maine’s cases of coronavirus nearly double in a day, to 32

The virus has now been found in 7 of Maine’s 16 counties, and the director of the state’s CDC says, ‘We will likely find additional counties where there is evidence of community transmission.’
Published
March 16, 2020

Maine now has 17 confirmed and likely cases of coronavirus

Cumberland County has ‘community spread,’ with a Mercy Hospital employee and a Cape Elizabeth middle schooler among those infected, while Portland and Bangor impose curfews and L.L Bean joins the retailers shutting their doors.
Published
March 15, 2020

Coronavirus means an early end to ski season in parts of Maine

Ski resorts are among countless businesses across Maine scaling back or changing operations in response to health advisories.
Published
March 15, 2020

Mills declares state of emergency as Maine reports 7 confirmed, 5 likely coronavirus cases

A student at Cape Elizabeth Middle School as well as two residents of a Falmouth retirement community have tested presumptively positive for COVID-19.
Published
March 15, 2020

Mills seeks disaster loans for businesses affected by pandemic

Maine lawmakers will also consider a bill that will allow workers affected by COVID-19 to qualify for unemployment insurance.
Published
March 13, 2020

Collins says Trump should ‘step back’ and let coronavirus experts do the talking

Maine’s senior senator said she has been dissatisfied with ‘inconsistent’ messaging on coronavirus from the federal government.
Published
March 13, 2020

Maine has 2 more possible coronavirus cases, including a Portland health worker

State health officials are investigating the travel history and contacts for the employee of the city’s India Street clinic and a woman being treated at Maine Med, to prepare for the likelihood that their tests will be confirmed as positive by the U.S. CDC.
Published
March 12, 2020

Navy reservist is first Mainer to test positive for coronavirus

The woman, who is in her 50s, had traveled internationally and is isolating herself at home while doctors try to track how she contracted the virus and with whom she has had contact.