Two House Democrats and two House Republicans introduced the Keep America Open Act.
Steve Collins
Columnist
Steve Collins became an opinion columnist for the Maine Trust for Local News in April of 2025. A journalist since 1987, Steve has worked for daily newspapers in New York, Connecticut and Maine and served as the State House reporter for the Sun Journal since 2016. The Maine Press Association named him Maine's Journalist of the Year in 2022. Among his other awards are the Society of Professional Journalists’ 2016 Ethics in Journalism Award, the I.F. Stone Whistle-Blower Award in 2015 and the Bob Wallack Community Journalism Award from the New England Newspaper & Press Association. Steve 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, 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.
Posted inElections, Lewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Politics
Former NASCAR driver seeks to unseat Jared Golden
Austin Theriault of Fort Kent enters 2nd Congressional District race, adding to the growing field of Republicans looking to challenge the three-term incumbent.
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Posted inElections, Politics
Western Maine lawmaker leaps into congressional race
Mike Soboleski is the second Republican to challenge Jared Golden for Maine’s 2nd District seat.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Money swiped from Lake Auburn Watershed Protection Commission
The thief made off with $29,000 and the FBI has been informed.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
New president welcomes new class at Bates College
Garry Jenkins, the new president of Bates college, delivers a speech during the annual convocation.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Nation & World, Politics
White House silent as Auburn lawmaker pleads for prisoner’s release
State Sen. Eric Brakey hopes Biden will pardon a man the lawmaker called ‘the Nelson Mandela of Bitcoin.’
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Seth Carey seeks access to secret grand jury testimony
Former DA contender claims testimony may prove his allegation he was targeted for a ‘politically-motivated prosecution’
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Seth Carey claims ‘malicious prosecution,’ seeks sanctions for police, prosecutor
After a five-year battle to clear his name, one-time district attorney candidate Seth Carey of Rumford filed suit in Oxford County this week accusing the Maine State Police of malicious prosecution. Carey said in legal papers that police filed “completely false criminal charges” against him that led to the loss of his law license and […]
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Jared Golden criticized for vehemence of his opposition to student debt relief
Golden issued a controversial statement on the issue Friday that drew sharp retorts from those who favor student loan forgiveness.
Posted inLocal & State
Wildfires remain a long-term threat to almost two-thirds of the properties in Maine
Maine has a history of major wildfires that have over the years left towns in ruins.