A journalist since 1987, Steve Collins has worked for daily newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Maine. He has served as the State House reporter for the Sun Journal since 2016. Among his awards are the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2016 Ethics in Journalism Award and the I.F. Stone Whistle-Blower Award in 2015. Collins is a founder and board president of Youth Journalism International, a charity that teaches students around the globe about news writing, media literacy and issues of the day. His wife, Jackie Majerus-Collins, serves as its executive director. Born in Massachusetts, he grew up in a military family that took him to Norway, Ohio and Virginia, where he earned a degree in history from the University of Virginia. He and Jackie live in Auburn. They have two adult children, two collies and not enough time.
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PublishedMarch 28, 2022
Seth Carey fails to offer evidence against district attorney hopeful
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says she will issue ruling within the five days required by law.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2022
Maine’s senators generally favor US Supreme Court nominees
Voting against Ketanji Brown Jackson’s bid for a Supreme Court seat would mark a break in Pine Tree State tradition.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2022
National experts issue new report on Farmington propane explosion
Report urges firefighters to take a defensive stance when they respond to reports of leaking gas
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PublishedMarch 22, 2022
Legislators may ban most secret settlements in cases brought by employees
The push is part of a national effort to give victims of harassment and discrimination a voice, but it may have a cost as well.
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PublishedMarch 18, 2022
‘My entire nation is in torture,’ says Bates student from Ukraine
A first-year student at the Lewiston college worries about friends and family in his homeland.
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PublishedMarch 17, 2022
Liz Caruso seeks a series of debates with Bruce Poliquin before Republican primary
Former U.S. Rep. Bruce Poliquin ignores request for 11 debates before June 14 with Caratunk’s Liz Caruso
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PublishedMarch 16, 2022
Seth Carey’s bid for district attorney rejected by state election officials
Secretary of State’s office says Carey is not a registered Republican and can’t run in the party’s June 14 primary.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2022
Facing felony charges and a suspended law license, former district attorney candidate plans to run again
Though Seth Carey faces felony sexual assault charges and his law license is suspended, Carey hopes to win the Republican primary in June, as he did four years ago.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2022
Push to allow hunting on Sundays falls short in Augusta
A legislative panel voted 8-3 against a proposal to lift a longtime ban on Sunday hunting in Maine
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PublishedMarch 14, 2022
Lawmakers urged to prohibit discrimination based on natural hairstyles
Black Mainers seek assurance they can style their often tightly curled hair as needed without risking a penalty in school or on the job.
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