Many federally funded programs around the state are still bracing for cutbacks in their budgets.
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.
Posted inNews
Pingree adds name to bill to legalize marijuana
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep Chellie Pingree, D-1st District, has signed on to a bill that would legalize marijuana and regulate it like alcohol at the federal level.
advertisement
Posted inHouse, Politics
Pingree backs bill legalizing marijuana
The measure would control the drug at the federal level similar to the way alcohol is regulated.
Posted inNews
House members blast VA officials for extended delays on disability claims
U.S. House lawmakers grilled a top Veterans Affairs official Wednesday on the Obama administration’s plan to address the growing bureaucratic bottleneck facing veterans who are seeking disability benefits.
Posted inNews
Portsmouth shipyard workers await sequestration furlough notices
Workers at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery may be notified this week about how many unpaid days off they will have to take because of federal budget cuts.
Posted inNews, Politics
Republican leaders: Get rid of Maine caucus
A new report recommends that states like Maine switch to presidential primaries in hopes of involving more voters.
Posted inNews, Politics
Defense system welcome in Maine
Aroostook County residents still feel the economic sting from the closing of Loring Air Force Base in the 1990s.
Posted inNews
Maine Army Guard troops haunted by Agent Orange
Soldiers who trained at a Canadian base blame their lasting health problems on exposure to herbicides.
Posted inNews
Maine may be chosen for missile defense system site
Sen. Susan Collins indicates that she would support locating an anti-nuke missile defense system in the Caribou area in northern Maine.
Posted inNation & World, News, Politics
Collins, Nelson press for action against Jamaican scam artists
The two senators urge the attorney general to extradite scam leaders for prosecution in the U.S.