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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PublishedApril 11, 2015
Sportsmen hoping to reel back alewives’ access to St. Croix River
Both sides gear up to battle over a bill that revives the debate over blocking alewives’ upstream passage.
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PublishedApril 9, 2015
Democrats introduce counter-proposal to LePage’s tax reform plan
The plan would target more tax relief toward Maine’s middle class but support other aspects of Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s tax overhaul proposal.
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PublishedApril 7, 2015
Members of legislative panel disagree on income tax cuts, sales tax increases
But the Taxation Committee does endorse some of the governor’s reforms, such as not taxing military pensions and applying the sales tax to more goods and services.
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PublishedApril 6, 2015
Maine takes step toward crucial elver regulation
To eliminate poaching, a legislative committee unanimously approves licensing exporters of baby eels.
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PublishedApril 3, 2015
LePage threatens veto of quick fix to Efficiency Maine funding problem
He says the Legislature must approve his energy agenda before he will fix a clerical error that cut $38 million from energy-efficiency programs.
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PublishedApril 3, 2015
LePage’s plans to end revenue sharing, tax nonprofits run into opposition in Legislature
The Taxation Committee votes unanimously against aspects of his budget but is still working on the governor’s more significant income and sales tax proposals.
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PublishedApril 2, 2015
Legislative panel rejects plan to dismantle Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
The non-binding vote shows the difficulties facing Gov. Paul LePage in winning approval of parts of his proposed budget.
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PublishedApril 2, 2015
LePage forum comes to abrupt end as ex-lawmaker confronts him and gets taken away
Joanne Twomey, who is also a former Biddeford mayor, shouts at LePage over his budget proposals and flips a jar of Vaseline onto the stage.
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PublishedApril 1, 2015
Effort to restore $38 million in Maine energy efficiency funds gets testy
Instead of quickly fixing a typo, a legislator’s bill adds political trade-offs backed by the governor, a move that others find objectionable.
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PublishedApril 1, 2015
Maine legislators, business groups pursue deal on raising minimum wage
The negotiations are partly aimed at heading off a potential voter referendum forcing the first increase since 2009.
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