Officials there say signs for the former Republican U.S. Senate candidate are being posted in public rights of way, violating state law and local ordinances.
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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Citing unfinished work, Angus King launches re-election bid for U.S. Senate
The Maine independent says while the Senate is making some progress addressing the partisan divide in Washington, he believes there is still work to be done.
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Posted inElection 2018, Maine, News, Politics
Democrat running for governor fined $300 for campaign finance violations
Former state Rep. Diane Russell of Portland was penalized for not providing enough detail about her spending.
Posted inMaine, News
Ex-president Bush ‘in good spirits,’ likely to stay in hospital several days
Bush, 93, was admitted to Southern Maine Health Care in Biddeford on Sunday because of fatigue and low blood pressure.
Posted inBusiness, Life & Culture, Maine, News, Science
Emerald ash borer makes long-dreaded appearance in Maine, but not where it was expected
State and federal entomologists believed the destructive pest would show up near the New Hampshire border, not hundreds of miles to the north.
Posted inElection 2018, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Solutions to opioid crisis separate candidates for Maine governor
Democrats and Republicans differ over Medicaid expansion to provide more treatment and on the need for more law enforcement.
Posted inElection 2018, Elections, Maine, News, Politics
Choice facing Maine Democrats: Nominate unabashed progressive or someone ‘electable’
Regardless of who wins the primary, the party hopes to break the fever of the past 7 1/2 years.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Climate change to have drastic effects on Gulf of Maine lobster and clam fisheries, studies say
New work by academic researchers details how warming waters will drive some of the state’s key commercial species north and expose others to predators.
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Budget typo holding up millions in Maine ‘clean election’ funds
The bill passed after last year’s shutdown includes money for ‘clean election’ candidates, but prevents officials from handing it out.
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Seven Democrats see similar path toward Blaine House
The candidates mostly agree about the kind of governor Maine needs, but each hopes to emerge as the one who will get things done.