Former Maine Sen. Olympia Snowe was all over the media landscape last week promoting her new book; Congress makes progress on important legislation; Rep. Chellie Pingree’s bill on military sexual assault gets pushed back; Rep. Mike Michaud urges action on safety accord; and the C-SPAN bus stops at Cony High School, State House on Wednesday.
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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Mainer tells Congress poverty can be beaten
The college professor, who grew up dirt poor, stresses the need to fund programs like Upward Bound.
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Ex-Mainer makes personal case for Upward Bound funding in DC
A Maine native shared her story of growing up in poverty and overcoming the odds in Washington this week during a congressional hearing advocating for continued funding of Upward Bound programs.
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Bill attacks ‘epidemic’ of military sex assaults
Co-authored by Maine’s Susan Collins, the move to revamp the military’s response to sexual assaults has bipartisan support.
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Maine delegation criticizes IRS action
Maine’s House and Senate members agreed that the Internal Revenue Service overstepped its bounds by subjecting conservative or tea party groups to more scrutiny. But the delegation was not unanimous on whether the IRS inquiries were politically motivated.
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In DC, Maine lobster rolls a lunch truck favorite
Maine lobster served curbside is creating a buzz in Washington D.C., and attracting long lines of people waiting for a taste of the north Atlantic crustacean.
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Maine Shipyard workers say Congress failed others
Most in Kittery will be exempt from furloughs, unlike the majority of Pentagon employees.
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Maine shipyard workers get reprieve from furloughs
Civilian employees at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard are spared 11 unpaid days off.
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Snowe back to fight for middle ground
Olympia Snowe argues for a return to the days when compromise was possible on major issues.
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Sen. Collins: IRS scrutiny of conservative groups ‘chilling’
The Maine senator also says a decision to drop terrorist references from the Benghazi talking points was a political one.