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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PublishedMay 1, 2020
Gov. Mills becomes a target for Republicans aiming at U.S. House seat
Three congressional contenders in Maine’s 2nd District call for state to reopen more quickly than the governor’s plan envisions.
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
COVID-19 has already cost Bates College up to $2 million
It is likely to sock the Lewiston college for millions more in the months ahead, despite the school’s efforts to control costs — including pay and hiring freezes.
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PublishedApril 27, 2020
Max Linn may wind up on this year’s U.S. Senate ballot
Retired Bar Habor financial planner, Max Linn, filed paperwork Friday to try to secure a spot as an independent in the state’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
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PublishedApril 24, 2020
Evicted in Maine, purported cult leader arrested 1,700 miles away
From a jail cell in South Dakota, Gary Blankenship, whose activities in St. Agatha created a furor over the winter, is awaiting extradition to Tennessee.
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
Jared Golden says Congress should stay in session
Lewiston congressman says there’s too much critical work for him to do everything at his kitchen table.
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PublishedApril 23, 2020
Maine Turnpike anticipates many more people on the road by summer
After seeing half its traffic volume vanish since mid-March, highway officials anticipate they’ll be down 10% per month from July through December.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
Paul LePage wants to help Maine cope with COVID-19
“I would offer my services to fly back right now and to sit” with Janet Mills to work to deal with unemployment claims and more, LePage said.
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PublishedApril 20, 2020
When protesters gathered in Augusta, one candidate stayed home with her sign
Bangor’s Adrienne Bennett held a virtual protest rather than risk attending a rally in Augusta calling for the state to reopen, a position she endorsed.
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PublishedApril 17, 2020
Bates College considers changes for its fall semester
Administrators trying to figure out if campus can operate normally in the coming academic year.
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PublishedApril 16, 2020
Republican primary challengers faltering in race for campaign cash
Auburn’s Eric Brakey has taken in the most money for his campaign but he trails far behind U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Lewiston Democrat.
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