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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PublishedJanuary 25, 2021
Lewiston’s Nate Libby stepping down as Senate majority leader
The four-term Democrat said he’ll remain in the Legislature.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2021
Lewiston schools agree to partner in fight against childhood poverty
In response to a report recommending new steps to combat poverty, Lewiston School Committee agreed Monday to focus on city’s youngest residents.
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PublishedJanuary 22, 2021
Long-awaited Lewiston poverty report urges focus on city’s youngest children
Panel to present recommendations at Monday’s School Committee session.
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PublishedJanuary 20, 2021
Lewiston’s ‘Hopeful’ sign makes appearance at Joe Biden’s inauguration
A quick clip was shown during the nationally televised “Celebrating America” show Wednesday evening.
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PublishedJanuary 19, 2021
Anti-gay activist Michael Heath says he’s running for governor
Calling for ‘a political exorcism,’ Heath vows to oust Janet Mills in the 2022 election.
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PublishedJanuary 18, 2021
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Bates College urges renewed focus on racial justice
Activist Angela Davis kicked off a daylong, online session of events aimed at confronting historical injustice and pressing for progress.
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2021
Controversial power project gets final permit, but CMP may have to wait for construction to start
A federal appeals court called a halt to some work pending further review of a legal case brought by foes of the hydropower transmission line through western Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 14, 2021
Minot man who marched at Capitol says crowd full of ‘patriots’
Mitch Simon, whom some have called a terrorist, says he did not enter the building or see any sign of the antifa agitators he expected during last week’s siege in Washington, D.C.
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PublishedJanuary 13, 2021
Eric Brakey backs termination of former Young Americans for Liberty leader
Former state senator from Auburn says sexual misconduct charges shook his faith in the leadership of the libertarian group that employs him as a policy advisor.
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PublishedJanuary 12, 2021
Legislators weigh measure that would allow nicknames on ballots
Governor worries some might choose nicknames like “The Greatest” or “The People’s Hero” instead of the names they really use.
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