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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PublishedDecember 10, 2021
Jared Golden tells Democrats to favor workers, not millionaires in revised relief bill
The 2nd District Democrat calls for changes to Build Back Better bill to reduce tax cuts for the wealthy.
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PublishedDecember 8, 2021
Fate of a Lewiston recycling firm may rest on how legislators deal with a controversial bill
Lawmakers will renew debate next month on a measure aimed at restricting out-of-state wastes from a state landfill in Old Town.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2021
Term limits find favor among 2nd District candidates
Congressional hopefuls from both major parties support term limits for Capitol Hill lawmakers.
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PublishedDecember 1, 2021
Bangor Republican announces he will run against Bruce Poliquin
Garret Swazey is the fifth Republican to jump into a congressional primary to choose a challenger to face Democrat Jared Golden
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PublishedNovember 28, 2021
The only elephant in America in 1816 once frolicked in the Androscoggin River
Old Bet appears to have toured the eastern U.S. and may have lived to a riper old age if it wasn’t for fateful visit to Alfred, Maine.
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PublishedNovember 28, 2021
Lawsuit: Affordable Cremation Solution kept taking bodies because it ‘needed the money’
The filing alleges malicious conduct by the former Lewiston business for showing ‘hostility and contempt’ to family members worried about loved ones’ remains
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PublishedNovember 22, 2021
A Bangor Democrat takes aim at Jared Golden in potential primary
Michael Sutton jumped into the race after Golden voted against the Build Back Better Act last week
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PublishedNovember 22, 2021
‘A little, weak Democrat could beat me up’: Congressional candidate Mike Perkins in hospital with COVID-19
Republican hopeful says he’s feeling ‘like I got hit by a tractor-trailer and then the truck backed up and hit me again.’
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PublishedNovember 19, 2021
School board seats from Minot up for grabs in town election
Paperwork for potential candidates will be available Wednesday and must be completed before Jan. 3.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2021
Jared Golden takes flak from Democratic allies for opposing Build Back Better bill
The Lewiston Democrat was the only member of his party in the U.S. House to oppose measure pushed by President Biden.
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