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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PublishedJanuary 19, 2015
Plan to tax nonprofits could be costly to Maine’s land-conservation trusts
The groups are worried about how they would pay and the impact on setting aside public land.
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PublishedJanuary 17, 2015
U.S. wildlife agency reviewing Canada lynx status
The point of the review is to determine whether to maintain the animal’s status as endangered or to change it.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2015
LePage tax plan faces tough sledding
A move to consumption-based sales taxes is raising opposition from lawyers to retailers.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2015
LePage says he spoke in jest about running against King for Senate
The governor said Monday that he was ‘considering it’ in 2018, but admitted Tuesday that it was a joke.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2015
Will taxing nonprofits balance loss of revenue sharing for all Maine towns?
Hospitals, colleges among institutional targets of LePage plan that will raise property taxes across the state.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2015
LePage says he’s considering Senate run against King
In an interview with talk show host Howie Carr, the governor criticizes Maine’s independent senator and suggests he might run against him in 2018.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2015
LePage’s budget aims to make big changes in the state’s tax code
The $6.3 billion, two-year plan would cut income taxes and increase and broaden the sales tax.
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PublishedJanuary 9, 2015
Maine dirt may hold medicinal gem
A novel way to grow bacteria from soil in labs leads to the discovery of an antibiotic deadly to pathogens.
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PublishedJanuary 6, 2015
LePage’s second term to begin Wednesday with inaugural speech, party
Thousands will gather in Augusta to hear the governor’s broad goals for the state and help usher in his next four years.
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PublishedJanuary 5, 2015
Conflict looms over effort to reopen protected Gulf of Maine fishing ground
Fishermen say access to Cashes Ledge will help them survive tight groundfishing regulations, but conservationists say the rare ecosystem should be left alone.
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