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 20, 2023
Union ballots at Bates College will be counted soon
LEWISTON — The National Labor Relations Board decided Friday that ballots cast 14 months ago on whether to create a union for Bates College support staff and non-tenured faculty will soon be counted. Bates President Clayton Spencer said in an open letter that the college heard the news Friday and is waiting for details. The […]
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Franco Center leaders hope to tone down dispute over new name
Officials eye a public forum to answer questions about Riverfront Performing Arts and Events at the Franco Center.
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PublishedMarch 15, 2023
Bid for a union at Bates College remains stalled in Washington
National Labor Relations Board has yet to rule on Bates’ contention that support staff and faculty should not be in the same union.
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PublishedMarch 14, 2023
Turner seeks legislative help to detour state traffic signal plans
Local officials want the state to delay project for a new signal at the junction of Routes 4 and 117.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
France weighs in on controversial name change of former Franco-American Heritage Center
Opponents hope support from the French consul general will sway the Riverfront Performing Arts board to restore the former name.
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PublishedMarch 13, 2023
Lewiston property taxes would rise sharply under proposed city budget
Taxpayers would see their bills go up by 21% if the City Council goes along with the spending plan.
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PublishedMarch 9, 2023
Paper mill in Jay is no longer making any paper
A town that relied on paper mills faces a future without them for the first time in more than 130 years.
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PublishedMarch 6, 2023
Bates’ ‘overjoyed’ president-elect speaks at the college for first time
Garry Jenkins hails the magic and transformative power of a liberal arts education
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PublishedMarch 6, 2023
Bill would require audits of private schools that receive public tuition
Legislators weigh whether to mandate annual audits of many Maine private schools whose finances are mostly secret.
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PublishedMarch 2, 2023
Bill would hide home addresses of congressional candidates
Maine lawmakers consider measure to keep residential addresses off campaign paperwork for contenders for U.S. House and U.S. Senate.
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