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
May 25, 2017

Internet privacy bill carried over to next session

The bill was a response to a congressional vote that critics contend will allow internet service providers to sell or share customers’ personal data.
Published
May 25, 2017

Committee rejects LePage plan to merge turnpike authority with DOT

The governor’s plan would eliminate the turnpike authority and put the state’s only toll plaza in York.
Published
May 25, 2017

LePage may offer to keep Downeast prison open 9 more months

According to a legislative leader, the governor will offer the temporary lifeline as part of a budget ‘change package’ after initially planning to close the facility on June 10.
Published
May 24, 2017

Senate bucks LePage, votes to fund prison he wants to close

Legislators send a message, by 30-3, that they will resist his plan for the Machiasport facility, which also involves layoffs and releasing some inmates.
Published
May 23, 2017

Governor’s minimum wage bill proposes slower increase and $11 cap

Business and union interests square off over the latest attempt to change the ballot measure passed in November.
Published
May 23, 2017

Maine House rejects ‘death with dignity’ bill

The bill would have allowed individuals with terminal diseases to request and receive fatal doses of prescription medications that could be self-administered at a time of their choosing.
Published
May 21, 2017

Compromise on a Maine budget deal looks to be ‘tough lift’

A voter-approved 3% tax on high earners looms as a sticking point, but with the deadline nearing, key lawmakers plan to confer Sunday.
Published
May 18, 2017

Legislative panel unanimously rejects pesticides bill proposed by LePage

The proposal, which mirrored model legislation promoted by the American Legislative Exchange Council, would have prohibited local restrictions stricter than the state’s.
Published
May 18, 2017

Maine House approves strict mining rules

The margin of victory suggests the bill could have enough support to override a potential veto by Gov. Paul LePage.
Published
May 18, 2017

LePage supports special counsel for Trump-Russia investigation

In a wide-ranging conversation on a WGAN radio show, LePage also once again suggests he was left out of conversations surrounding Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument.