After five months in a cramped temporary office in the basement of the Russell Senate Office Building, U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, and his staff finally were given an official office Tuesday in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
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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Maine farmers, businesses and advocates pushing for immigration reform
As the Senate begins debating the most comprehensive immigration reform proposal in years, a broad swath of interest groups in Maine are pushing for passage of a bill they say contains some much-needed policy changes.
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Cutler affirms run for governor, announces campaign staff
Eliot Cutler, the independent who narrowly lost to Republican Gov. Paul LePage in 2010, said Thursday that he fully intends to run for Maine governor again next year and has appointed several key campaign staff.
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Namesake lauds passage of military sexual-assault compensation bill
Ruth Moore, who said she was never properly treated for sexual assaults she suffered while serving in the Navy, praised House passage on Tuesday of a compensation bill named after her.
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US House passes military sexual-assault reporting compensation bill
The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill named for a Maine woman that aims to make it easier for veterans who were sexually assaulted to receive compensation.
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BIW gets $2.8 billion, 4-destroyer contract; $700M fifth ship possible
The U.S. Navy on Monday awarded Bath Iron Works a $2.8 billion contract to build four guided-missile destroyers at the shipyard over the next five years.
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Being elected doesn’t bring a break in political fundraising
Running for Congress and staying there year after year is never a cheap proposition. But recent changes allow outside groups to play larger financial roles in political campaigns, increasing the pressure on lawmakers to start raising money for the next election as soon as the last one is done.
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Fundraising tightens grip on Congress
Maine members feel pressure to fill campaign coffers to battle outside groups with no limit on spending.
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Washington Notebook: Snowe, Mitchell helping to forge factory safety plan
WASHINGTON – Giants of the U.S. retail clothing industry called upon two former Maine senators — Democrat George Mitchell and Republican Olympia Snowe — last week to help them develop new standards to improve conditions at factories in Bangladesh. An “alliance” of apparel sellers that reportedly included The Gap and Walmart requested that the Bipartisan […]
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US retailers seek help from Mitchell, Snowe on Bangladesh working conditions
Retailers seek help from former senators George Mitchell and Olympia Snowe to improve conditions at factories in Bangladesh; Rep. Mike Michaud leads the effort to ease the impact of a proposed American Airlines and U.S. Airways merger on small airports; Laura Fortman has been named deputy administrator in the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division.