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
June 4, 2021

Committee recommends energy and utility attorney nominated to the PUC

Patrick Scully represented a range of companies and industries before the Maine Public Utilities Commission, a record of experience that was problematic for Republicans.
Published
June 3, 2021

Maine Senate votes to create separate child welfare agency

The proposal, which faces further votes in the Legislature, is a response to concerns that reforms are not happening quickly enough after several high-profile child-abuse deaths.
Published
June 3, 2021

Senate confirms Valerie Stanfill as Maine’s chief justice

Justice Stanfill will succeed former Chief Justice Leigh Saufley, who stepped down last year to become dean of the University of Maine School of Law.
Published
June 3, 2021

Maine House and Senate advance bill to expand dental coverage under MaineCare

Maine is one of only 10 states that do not cover preventive and restorative dental care under their Medicaid programs.
Published
May 28, 2021

After receiving complaint, state says CMP-backed corridor complying with permit for tree-cutting

Opponents of the high-voltage transmission line through western Maine have alleged that contractors cut a wider swath through the forest than its environmental permit allows.
Published
May 28, 2021

Maine’s numbers stay low with 128 new cases, but inpatient count still over 100

A state-run vaccination incentives program is slated to expire over the long holiday weekend, although health care providers are increasingly offering pop-up clinics at businesses around the state.
Published
May 27, 2021

Legislative panel votes down bill to penalize drug companies for price gouging

The pharmaceutical industry has made it clear that it will sue Maine if the state approves the ‘excessive pricing’ bill, which now goes to the full Legislature.
Published
May 25, 2021

Maine reports lowest daily cases since October, continuing sharp decline

The state also officially ‘retired’ all of its pandemic-related guidance for businesses and other entities, deferring instead to U.S. CDC guidance
Published
May 20, 2021

Dozens testify on both sides of bill to create consumer-owned utility in Maine

Under the controversial proposal, regulators would direct a buyout of Central Maine Power and Versant Power’s infrastructure to create a nonprofit utility serving roughly 800,000 customers.
Published
May 14, 2021

Q&A: Where will I still have to wear a mask? What options do businesses have?

New federal recommendations mean that fully vaccinated people can forgo wearing masks in most indoor public spaces. But the change raises questions.