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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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Candidates challenging Golden for 2nd District take tough stance on immigrants
The three contenders for the U.S. House seat in the July 14 primary promise to protect America’s borders.
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PublishedJune 15, 2020
Bates College plans to reopen for fall semester
President Clayton Spencer outlined many changes to the Lewiston campus during a weekend talk to alumni.
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PublishedJune 12, 2020
Voters will see polling places transformed next month
Officials are trying to make sure everything goes well during the July 14 primary, which will be the first statewide election since the pandemic hit.
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PublishedJune 9, 2020
Rural Maine proves a challenge for U.S. Census
Some parts of Maine have among the lowest rates in the country for responding to census takers.
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PublishedJune 1, 2020
VIDEO: Calling for justice, Black Lives Matter rally draws crowd in Lewiston and Auburn
Protesters marched in Lewiston and Auburn on Monday demanding justice in the wake of the May 25 killing of George Floyd in Minnesota.
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PublishedMay 26, 2020
U.S. Senate candidate complains that pandemic politics are unfair
U.S. Senate hopeful Tiffany Bond has 2,500 of the 4,000 voter signatures she needs to get on the ballot, but securing the rest in a time of social distancing will be tricky.
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PublishedMay 22, 2020
After violating face covering rule, Bethel brew pub loses health license again
Sunday River Brewing Co. opens Friday without state permit.
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PublishedMay 21, 2020
A ‘bleak outlook’ for Bates as college tries to cope with COVID-19
Worried about ‘an existential threat’ to Bates, its staff and junior faculty want more say in how the college plans for the pandemic.
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PublishedMay 19, 2020
A bipartisan plea to reopen Poland, New Gloucester and other rural towns
Democoratic state Sen. Ned Claxton and Republican state Rep. Amy Arata teamed up Tuesday to make the case for the state to lessen COVID-19 restrictions in more places.
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PublishedMay 19, 2020
Rick Savage among those suing Janet Mills in a new federal court case
Bethel brew pub owner joined a federal class-action lawsuit filed Tuesday that argues Mills is violating Mainers’ rights as she tries to clamp down on COVID-19.
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