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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PublishedJuly 14, 2012
Washington Notebook: Money will tell a story this week
WASHINGTON – With less than four months to go before Election Day, the political cash is starting to flow in Maine. And by early next week, Mainers will have a better idea of who among the state’s congressional hopefuls is flush with cash and who’s not, where the money is coming from, how the candidates […]
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PublishedJuly 13, 2012
They’re fishing for flexibility
Cod fishermen propose to voluntarily reduce 2012’s catch and carry over the unused part of the quota.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2012
Election 2012: Dill raises $66,000 in three months
Most of the total $91,000 she’s raised so far in her campaign for U.S. Senate is from individual donors.
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PublishedJuly 13, 2012
Peter Kyros, 86, fought for Maine’s interests in Congress
WASHINGTON – Former U.S. Rep. Peter Kyros of Portland was remembered Thursday as a dedicated lawmaker who never lost his interest in politics and kept working until months before he died at age 86. Mr. Kyros, a Democrat who represented Maine’s First Congressional District from 1967 to 1975, died Tuesday, the day before he would […]
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PublishedJuly 12, 2012
A rare milestone: Sen. Collins casts 5,000th consecutive vote
The Maine senator hasn’t missed one for 15 years, drawing high praise for her work ethic and dedication.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2012
Former Maine Congressman Peter Kyros dies at 86
Among other things, he is credited with helping establish the current 200-mile offshore territorial limit that protects U.S. fishing interests from foreign fishing fleets.
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PublishedJuly 12, 2012
LePage blasts Pingree’s Medicaid stance
The leaders are split over a budget-balancing effort that could cost 27,000 Mainers their eligibility.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2012
LePage letters blast Pingree in dispute over Medicaid
It is “astounding that you would actively advocate for the federal government to overrule Maine decisions,” LePage writes to Pingree.
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PublishedJuly 11, 2012
Pingree urges regulators to block Medicaid cuts by LePage
She targets a request for federal waivers that would enable him to drop 27,000 from MaineCare.
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PublishedJuly 8, 2012
Candidates likely to skip conventions
Several of Maine’s high-profile political figures will campaign here instead of attending the events at Tampa or Charlotte, N.C.
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