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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PublishedSeptember 16, 2017
Search for toxic chemicals expands at former Navy base in Brunswick
Some residents in the area fear that contamination could eventually extend beyond the base, which closed in 2011.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2017
Attorney General Mills joins lawsuit, says rollback of DACA threatens ‘justice itself’
Maine is now among 20 states challenging the Trump decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program and its deportation protections.
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PublishedSeptember 13, 2017
World War II ship’s discovery brings closure, but with it, raw emotions
Maine visitor Michael Emery cries tears of joy and sadness after the USS Indianapolis is located, thinking of the uncle he lost 72 years ago in a sinking that left more than 800 sailors dead.
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PublishedSeptember 11, 2017
Mainers affected by Irma assess damage, count their blessings after ‘unbelievable’ storm
Meanwhile, more volunteers and utility workers from the state also are headed south just two weeks after dozens of Mainers went to the Gulf states to help mop up after Hurricane Harvey.
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PublishedSeptember 8, 2017
Mining company plans to buy northern Maine mountain
Ontario-based Wolfden Resources Corp.’s plan to purchase Pickett Mountain, which is located north of Patten, comes three months after lawmakers passed a sweeping overhaul of Maine’s mining regulations.
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PublishedSeptember 7, 2017
State alters wording of ballot questions on Medicaid expansion, York casino
Republicans praise the Medicaid referendum change because it may have political benefits, and a phrase is cut from the casino language because it could be viewed as creating bias.
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PublishedSeptember 5, 2017
Archaeological dig turns up elusive evidence of 1st fort on historic Pemaquid site
It’s too early to say definitively that the artifacts found point to the initial wooden structure built by the English, but researchers at Fort William Henry on the midcoast think they’re on the right track.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2017
Alan Hutchinson, ‘champion’ of land conservation in Maine, dies at age 70
He played a key role in protecting 1 million acres for people who hike, hunt, fish, paddle or work in the state’s vast forestlands.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2017
More volunteers, equipment headed from Maine to Texas
As a Red Cross emergency response vehicle heads south from Caribou, Mainers who live in Texas tell inspirational stories of people coming together to help each other cope with the epic flooding.
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PublishedAugust 28, 2017
U.S. Border Patrol in Maine warns legalization won’t halt marijuana seizures
Officers will continue to enforce federal law and confiscate pot, so be careful along the border, says chief agent Daniel Hiebert.
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