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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PublishedFebruary 2, 2022
Maine lawmakers look to take on voracious browntail moths
New bill would fund more experts and programs to combat the invasive bug that strips trees and causes people to itch all over.
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PublishedFebruary 1, 2022
Sen. Ned Claxton not running again for Auburn’s seat
Democrat Bettyann Sheats seeks to succeed him in what is likely to be a highly contested campaign
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2022
Bates College union vote count on hold
National Labor Relations Board must decide who is eligible to unionize.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2022
Bruce Poliquin and Jared Golden locked in a close fundraising race in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
The two frontrunners each had nearly $1.5 million in their campaign treasuries at the end of 2021, far more than other congressional hopefuls in the district
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2022
Stop invasive species from infesting Maine lakes, advocates urge lawmakers
A legislative committee is weighing how best to beef up the battle against plants and animals that don’t belong in Maine.
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PublishedJanuary 28, 2022
Legislature eyes a simplified, expanded student loan credit to help Mainers pay student debt
About 25,000 more would likely benefit from the proposed annual tax credit change to offer up to $2,500 to most Mainers who have student debt
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
COVID-19 testing center to open in Auburn
As the pandemic eases slightly in Maine, three more testing sites are opening statewide, including one at the YMCA of Auburn-Lewiston’s Outdoor Learning & Education Center at 151 Stetson Road.
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PublishedJanuary 26, 2022
Lawmakers eye ban on shutting off utilities for public safety buildings after June incident in Buckfield
A hearing Tuesday focused on a measure initiated to prevent future problems like one that popped up in Buckfield last June.
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PublishedJanuary 25, 2022
Republican challengers say Bruce Poliquin should pay attention to Maine instead of the Texas border
Liz Caruso and Garret Swazey said politicians need to focus more on needs of everyday Mainers, less on ‘grandstanding.’
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2022
Auburn’s Adam Lee eyes a state House seat
The Democratic lawyer is taking aim at the newly created 89th District seat in Auburn
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