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
October 18, 2019

Discovery of tree-killing beetle in Portland prompts quarantine in 13 communities

The emerald ash borer, one of the most destructive invasive insects in the country, had previously been found in small pockets in Aroostook and York counties.
Published
October 15, 2019

Challenger Gideon outpaces Sen. Collins with $3.2 million raised in 3rd quarter

But Susan Collins’ $2.1 million summertime haul left the Republican with $7.1 million headed into the fall, setting the stage for one of the nation’s most closely watched – and expensive – Senate campaigns.
Published
October 15, 2019

Maine DEP will seek authority to order cleanup of ‘forever chemicals’

The department also wants the ability to use state funds to do the remediation itself.
Published
October 11, 2019

BIW could get another shot at multibillion-dollar Coast Guard contract

The Coast Guard plans to reopen bidding for a contract to build 21 cutters because a hurricane last year damaged the winning shipyard in Florida.
Published
October 7, 2019

Maine delegation members call Syria withdrawal ‘harmful mistake,’ ‘terribly unwise’

The criticism echoes bipartisan condemnation from other members of Congress.
Published
October 7, 2019

Green Independent Party candidate explores run against Sen. Collins

Teacher and activist Lisa Savage is the latest potential contender in what is expected to be one of the nation’s most closely watched U.S. Senate races in 2020.
Published
October 4, 2019

Report says Maine needs statewide training standards, more oversight for school-based policing

The first study of its kind reveals ‘wide variation’ in school resource officer programs across the state, as the number of officers grows.
Published
September 27, 2019

As sea levels rise, coastal communities grapple with cost of adapting

Municipal leaders and planners gather in Belfast to discuss how to pay for the costly infrastructure projects needed to better protect their communities in the future.
Published
September 27, 2019

Timber company dropping hotly contested Moosehead development plan

Weyerhaeuser wants to revert to more typical zoning for commercial forests because none of the housing and resort development approved in 2009 has happened.
Published
September 26, 2019

Maine delegation members say whistleblower complaint heightens concerns

Two members of the state’s congressional delegation participated in closed-door briefings with the director of national intelligence and the inspector general of the country’s intelligence agencies.