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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, Politics, Senate
Have outsiders conceded King win?
Groups that have spent more than $6 million on Maine’s Senate campaign are scaling back, suggesting the independent is comfortably ahead.
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Posted inNews, Politics, Senate
Have outsiders conceded King win?
Groups that have spent more than $6 million on Maine’s Senate campaign are scaling back, suggesting the independent is comfortably ahead.
Posted inPolitics, Senate
Washington Notebook: Ad wars could send your head spinning
Nearly 6,000 Senate ads aired on Maine broadcast networks from Oct. 1 to Oct. 21, researchers find.
Posted inNews
Officials concerned Canadian paper subsidies could hurt Maine
The U.S. Trade Representative’s office raised the issue Tuesday during a meeting of the World Trade Organization in Switzerland.
Posted inNews
Bad roads cost Maine drivers $300 extra a year
And in the Portland area, bad roads cost drivers nearly double that, a new report says.
Posted inHouse, News, Politics
Donations to Pingree near $1 million
More than half of the $56,056 raised by the incumbent Democrat in October came from PACs.
Posted inNews
Out-of-state PAC spending on Maine’s US Senate race dwarfs candidates’ efforts
WASHINGTON — Out-of-state organizations have spent as much as 70 percent more money per voter attempting to influence Maine’s U.S. Senate election than the campaigns themselves as cash from national groups pours into a race critical to control of the Senate.
Posted inNews, Politics, Senate
Candidates outspent by outsiders in Maine Senate race
The Maine race’s per-voter cost is sixth highest in the nation because of PAC and nonprofit spending unleashed by court rulings.
Posted inPolitics, Senate
Campaign reports list names of Maine Senate donors
Most contributors to the top three candidates are Mainers, but out-of-state checks are the biggest.