The legislation, which is mirrored after a bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Angus King, aims to allow asylum seekers to obtain federal working papers within 30 days instead of the current minimum 180-day waiting period.
Kevin Miller
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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Rescued hiker recounts three-day ordeal in Baxter State Park
John Lyon, 78, says he was praying just before Maine Forest Service rangers plucked him from a remote mountainside – ‘and I never pray.’
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Patricia Aho, Maine’s top environmental official, is stepping down
Aho, who has headed the Maine Department of Environmental Protection since 2011, is joining the staff of U.S. Sen. Susan Collins.
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Group of 14 Mainers taking ‘climate tour’ of Denmark
The adult professionals are excited about visiting the global leader in renewable energy and sustainability.
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Fewer Maine parents opt out of vaccinations for kindergarten-age children
The state reports the second-largest drop nationally in the percentage of kindergarten-age children who were not vaccinated last year.
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LePage employs prop in note to House Speaker Mark Eves on drug summit
Responding to the House speaker’s suggested strategies, the governor sends a copy of a disdainful wall hanging and writes that Eves is ‘free to have any summit you choose.’
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Suspect in July rampage in northern Maine indicted on murder charge
Police say Anthony Lord killed two people and injured four more after abducting a woman from a house in Benedicta, setting off a manhunt across two counties.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Sen. Susan Collins still mum on Iran nuclear agreement as colleagues stake positions
Collins could be ‘Obama’s last hope’ for Republican support, but her office says the senator is still carefully considering the issue.
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Maine attorney general won’t charge ex-Biddeford officer accused of molesting teens
Matthew Lauzon, who has made high-profile accusations against Stephen Dodd, says ‘more evidence will emerge’ if Biddeford Police Chief Roger Beaupre is put on leave.
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Tensions rise over parking, public undressing on Higgins Beach
Several homeowners along the Scarborough shore popular with surfers want to eliminate an early hour of parking and ban visitors from swimwear changes in public.