Kevin Miller
State House CorrespondentKevin joined Maine Public’s reporting team in 2021 after nearly 25 years in newspapers. He covered the State House for the Portland Press Herald as well as the Bangor Daily News and spent a few years on Capitol Hill as a Washington correspondent. A graduate of New York University, Kevin wrote about politics, higher education, and the environment for newspapers in Virginia and Maryland before finally landing in Maine in 2005. In his spare time, Kevin would like to be kayaking, hiking, camping or fishing but also enjoys a good history book or a yard project. He and his wife live in the Midcoast with their short-legged but big-hearted dog.
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An official with the Maine Department of Health and Human Services said this is the single largest electronic fraud incident to hit the state's Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. -
So far this week, about 300 households have lost approximately $76,000 in benefits. That figure may rise, however. And the state officials say federal rules prohibit them from replacing stolen benefits. -
The 2026 gubernatorial election is 16 months away, yet Republican hopeful Bobby Charles has already managed to break through the mostly routine campaign rollouts by the rest of the ever-growing field of candidates. -
Lawmakers from Maine and Massachusetts also said New England should take a regional approach to PFAS, especially amid uncertainty over the Trump administration's plans for regulating the "forever chemicals." -
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat, instead asked a DOJ official why the department wanted the information, how it would be used and to provide details about which, if any, laws Maine has violated as part of its efforts to maintain voter rolls. -
The Trump administration terminated the agreement for hundreds of thousands of unionized VA workers, including doctors, nurses and support staff at veterans' hospitals. -
While Democrats in some left-leaning states are pledging to respond to Texas Republicans' attempts at gerrymandering, Maine's constitution requires the redistricting process to be bipartisan. -
Matthew Clancy, who has headed the Capitol Police since 2021, was arrested in Hallowell after an incident involving a member of the town police department. -
Credit ratings affect states' long-term costs to pay down debts from issuing bonds. -
The president's comment on social media came two weeks after the Maine Republican opposed his administration's bill to rescind $9 billion that had already been approved by Congress.
