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
July 21, 2021

Attorneys argue over whether CMP power line referendum should be 1 question or 3

The issue is whether voters will have an ‘all-or-nothing’ choice this November on a ballot question that aims to block the 145-mile transmission line.
Published
July 20, 2021

Maine’s supreme court extends deadline for Legislature to redraw voting districts

Lawmakers had asked for more time because they still don’t have the U.S. Census data needed to redraw congressional and legislative district lines.
Published
July 19, 2021

House upholds Mills’ veto of bill to create consumer-owned utility

Supporters of the effort to force CMP and Versant to sell their assets to a consumer-owned utility have pledged to work to send the issue directly to voters next year.
Published
July 18, 2021

Trail of ‘forever chemicals’ leads to Maine paper mills

The manufacturing industry, which has used PFAS for decades, faces a reckoning as the state grapples with soil and water contamination.
Published
July 14, 2021

Maine COVID-19 counts inch higher, with 5 deaths and 40 new cases

The Maine CDC is expecting to see a greater impact of the delta variant in the coming weeks and continues to encourage vaccination as the best form of protection.
Published
July 13, 2021

Mills vetoes bill calling for forced buyout of CMP and Versant Power

The governor calls the performance of Maine’s electric utilities ‘abysmal’ but says the bill to form a consumer-owned utility was ‘hastily drafted’ could create more problems than it solves.
Published
July 12, 2021

Report calls for reducing homeless shelter beds by investing in ‘diversion’ programs

The study prepared for MaineHousing cites an over-reliance on shelters and transitional housing that have the ‘poorest outcomes’ for people facing homelessness for the first time.
Published
July 8, 2021

While some states restrict voting, Maine lawmakers pass bills to expand access

The Democratic-controlled Legislature passed the measures in a year when voting rights and access became political footballs in many states.
Published
July 7, 2021

New Maine law prohibits offshore wind farms in state waters

But the compromise still encourages the development of offshore wind technology in federal waters off Maine.
Published
July 5, 2021

Maine priest placed on leave following sexual abuse allegation

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland says it is following its protocol while investigating allegations that the Rev. Robert Vaillancourt abused an underage girl in the 1980s.