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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PublishedMarch 23, 2018
Watchdog agency to probe log diversion by LePage administration
The Office of Program Evaluation and Government Accountability will look into why timber harvested on public lands was diverted from sawmills whose owners publicly criticized the governor’s stance on Canadian softwood tariffs.
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PublishedMarch 23, 2018
Watchdog agency probing girls’ deaths seeks records showing how apparent abuse cases were handled
Subpoenas will be issued to Bangor and Searsport public schools, and two state agencies so they can turn over information to an investigation into the deaths of Marissa Kennedy, 10, and Kendall Chick, 4.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2018
House Democrats oppose bill to rein in minimum-wage increases
The bill, which would reduce wage increases approved by Maine voters, heads to a Senate vote, but passage appears unlikely.
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PublishedMarch 22, 2018
Candidate for U.S. Senate says opponent’s nomination papers have signatures of dead people
The campaign of Republican Eric Brakey claims ‘glaring irregularities’ in Max Linn’s petitions. Linn calls the accusation ‘a good prank.’
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PublishedMarch 20, 2018
LePage accuses lawmakers of ‘witch hunt’ over diversion of state-owned timber
During a tense meeting, the governor slams legislators and says he had ‘zero involvement’ in decisions to stop shipping wood to mills owned by vocal critics of his position on Canadian lumber tariffs.
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PublishedMarch 19, 2018
Under court order, LePage to reopen Downeast prison with minimal inmates, staff
The governor indicates, however, that his administration will continue to move forward with plans to close the Downeast Correctional Facility by June 30.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2018
Industry, landowners oppose LePage bill to gut wind power permitting process
The LePage administration wants to eliminate the controversial, streamlined permitting process that has drawn more wind energy projects to Maine than the rest of New England combined.
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PublishedMarch 16, 2018
Attorney for laid-off workers demands LePage administration reopen Downeast prison
With a judge finding that the closure of the Downeast Correctional Facility has caused ‘irreparable harm’ to workers, the attorney says the state has to reopen the prison or at least return employees to ‘paid status with back pay.’
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PublishedMarch 15, 2018
LePage urges passage of $50 million in bonds to pay for interest-free student loans
The program would provide the loans to students attending schools in Maine who agree to remain in the state five years after graduation.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2018
Judge says LePage exceeded authority by emptying prison, but doesn’t order return of inmates
While Justice Michaela Murphy says the Downeast Correctional Facility’s future depends on the Legislature, she leaves the corrections commissioner in charge of its current operation.
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