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 6, 2018
Bill to ban conversion therapy may lack votes to overcome LePage veto
The governor says the bill to prohibit counselors from engaging in therapy aimed at changing an underage client’s sexual orientation or gender identity could limit conversations with counselors.
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PublishedJuly 6, 2018
Judge gives green light to York toll plaza plan that residents have fought for years
Opponents argued that an ‘all-electronic tolling’ system rejected by the Maine Turnpike Authority would be financially feasible and cause less environmental disruption than the permitted project.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2018
Portland man dies from injuries suffered a week earlier in Bayside shooting
Jack Wilson, 45, was shot during an altercation on Oxford Street on June 26, and died Tuesday.
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PublishedJuly 4, 2018
Record heat in Portland means mobs at the beach
The 93-degree high beats a mark set in 2010, prompting the weather service to issue an advisory about the risk of heat-related illnesses.
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PublishedJuly 3, 2018
LePage adds 13 more vetoes to his pile, including CMP audit and opioid treatment
The governor also rejects a bill that would require utility shareholders to bear the costs of audits.
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PublishedJuly 2, 2018
Gov. LePage vetoes 23 bills, including funds for Medicaid expansion, ‘direct care’ workers
Also among the vetoed bills was one spurred by state government’s failure to investigate the deaths of 133 developmentally disabled Medicaid patients.
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PublishedJune 29, 2018
Legal analyst tapped to be new director of Legislature’s watchdog office
Danielle Fox will be only the second director of the Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability.
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PublishedJune 28, 2018
Lawmakers vote to subpoena DHHS chief after agency no-shows in child death probe
‘How dumb are we to take him at his word?’ a frustrated senator says of Gov. LePage after his assurances of cooperation with the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee.
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PublishedJune 27, 2018
Legislators vote to ease Maine’s proficiency-based education mandate, allow more ‘local control’
Rather than repeal the 6-year-old reform law altogether, the bill would let school districts choose between continuing proficiency-based standards or reverting to a traditional grading system.
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PublishedJune 26, 2018
Bill to ban ‘conversion therapy’ headed to LePage
The legislation would prohibit state-licensed medical or mental health professionals from seeking to change an underage person’s sexual orientation or gender identity.
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