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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The nationwide series of protests included at least 40 demonstrations in Maine. Participants talked about what they see as Trump's unlawful expansions of executive powers and cuts to essential services. -
Gov. Janet Mills ended months of speculation this week by officially entering the Democratic primary to challenge Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins next fall. -
While the two Democrats with the most robust campaigns said they planned to stay in the race, at least one candidate has already dropped out. Meanwhile, the reaction from the political parties in DC highlights the national spotlight on the race for Maine Sen. Susan Collins' seat. -
The competing narratives about Question 1’s true objectives and potential impacts are perhaps best epitomized by the names of the groups leading the fight on either side: Voter ID for ME and the Save Maine Absentee Voting Coalition. -
The Frances Perkins National Monument in Newcastle honors the woman credited with proposing and helping to implement many of FDR's New Deal reforms, including Social Security, the minimum wage and a 40-hour work week. -
The incident, in which 250 ballots were reportedly found inside an Amazon box that had been tampered with, has prompted conservatives to call for a federal investigation and for the resignation of Secretary of State Shenna Bellows. -
Rep. Ed Crockett says he unenrolled as a Democrat to run as an independent because he feels both major parties have "lost their way" and become too entrenched in partisan sniping to get things done. -
The case, filed in federal court in Massachusetts, alleges that the Trump administration is violating the legal and constitutional rights of non-citizens by denying them access to a bond hearing after being detained. -
The governor was responding to the Trump administration's latest lawsuit against Maine, this time seeking complete copies of the state's voter registration files. -
Daira Rodriguez-Smith, who lives in Biddeford, vowed to bring her auditing and financial accountability skills to DC if elected. She is one of eight Democrats — with more potentially coming — hoping to challenge Collins next fall.
