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
February 23, 2018

Democrat Jim Boyle withdraws from Maine governor’s race

A former state senator, Boyle is the latest in what will likely be a string of candidates to drop out of the race by March 15.
Published
February 20, 2018

Wind industry sues LePage administration over order halting permits

The Maine Renewable Energy Association claims that Gov. LePage violated Maine’s constitutional separation of powers when he issued a moratorium on new wind turbine permits.
Published
February 20, 2018

Maine land trusts say governor uses bogus data in pitch to tax them

Conservation advocates call his claims misleading and say he ignores payments made to host towns in lieu of taxes.
Published
February 19, 2018

New, revised emoji comes with correct number of legs

The organization that decides the online digital images responds to lobster outrage.
Published
February 15, 2018

Vote in Maine House casts doubt on future of prison that LePage wants to close

While the Senate voted 31-3 to fund the Downeast Correctional Facility for another year, an initial vote in the House was short of the two-thirds majority needed to override a likely veto.
Published
February 14, 2018

Maine attorney general won’t defend LePage administration in prison closure lawsuit

Janet Mills, in fact, wants to argue for the other side, that the state Constitution was violated by LePage officials when they emptied the Downeast Correctional Facility last week.
Published
February 13, 2018

Washington County asks court to block Gov. LePage from dismantling prison

The county commissioners seek an injunction hoping to prevent the governor from removing equipment or other items from the prison his administration ordered closed last week.
Published
February 13, 2018

In final State of the State address, LePage stands firm on Medicaid expansion, says ‘our job is not done’

The governor defies protesters who want the voter-approved expansion implemented now, repeating his demand that lawmakers ‘show me the money’ to fund it.
Published
February 13, 2018

Sudden loss of work-release inmates from closed prison leaves Down East businesses short-staffed

A blueberry processing plant and a lobster supplier have to cut back operations after state police pull inmates from workplaces for transfer out of the Downeast Correctional Facility.
Published
February 8, 2018

Maine legislators split over bill to trim minimum wage increase

But the close 7-6 margin in committee signals the Legislature will do battle over the business-pleasing bill, which also would establish a below-minimum youth or training wage.