Steve Collins

Sun Journal

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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Published
December 4, 2019

Green Party calls for authorities to kill $1 billion hydropower project

Ex-presidential contender Jill Stein and U.S. Senate candidate Lisa Savage oppose CMP’s plan to build a new power line to bring Quebec electricity to Lewiston.
Published
December 2, 2019

Sen. Collins backs bill to bolster local recycling rates across the country

Maine’s senior senator is among the backers of a $75 million U.S. Senate proposal to educate Americans about how and why they ought to recycle.
Published
November 29, 2019

Working-age Mainers dying at a faster clip than in all but a few states

A new study finds that midlife mortality in the state is up nearly 21% since 2010, the result of suicides and drug, alcohol and health problems.
Published
November 22, 2019

Experts: Maine’s 2nd District races are the most competitive, and potentially crucial, in the 2020 election

In the far northeast of the country, Maine’s 2nd Congressional District is a place with long stretches of empty highway, trees beyond measure and lots of rocky coastline with unbeatable scenery. It is also a political hot spot unparalleled in America. No other congressional district has such close races in 2020 for the House and […]
Published
November 21, 2019

There may yet be a Tucker Carlson studio in Bryant Pond

Woodstock voters have approved selling the Fox News host the old garage and some land beside it.
Published
November 19, 2019

Bruce Poliquin fighting to stop spread of ranked-choice voting

The two-term former Republican lawmaker from Maine’s 2nd District lost his seat in nation’s first federal ranked race.
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November 15, 2019

Congressional hopeful Eric Brakey says U.S. intelligence meddled more than Russia in 2016 race

The Republican from Auburn says agencies have been trying to thwart President Trump since his election.
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November 15, 2019

How much is a life worth? Maine raised that number to $750,000

Lawmakers raised the cap on wrongful death claims this year by 50%, but some wonder if that’s enough to compensate for negligence and tragedy.
Published
November 13, 2019

Conservative group takes aim at Jared Golden for backing impeachment inquiry

The Club for Growth wants to see a Republican defeat the first-term 2nd District Democratic congressman next year.
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November 12, 2019

Maine’s congressional delegation backs effort to spur passage of Equal Rights Amendment

When the ERA failed to gain enough support by one old 1982 deadline, it seemed dead, but it suddenly has life again and may win approval within months.