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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PublishedMay 29, 2022
Putting COVID-19 behind, Bates College holds traditional graduation
Commencement speaker Dr. Nirav Shah, who is leading Maine’s effort to thwart COVID-19, advises graduates to try to “be someone.”
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PublishedMay 26, 2022
Democrats ahead in congressional and gubernatorial races, new poll finds
Janet Mills, Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree all ahead in their reelection bids, the bipartisan poll found
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PublishedMay 25, 2022
Bates researcher says some policies would reduce mass shootings
Michael Rocque said requiring permits to buy a gun and banning large-capacity magazines for guns would save lives.
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PublishedMay 24, 2022
Republican congressional candidates differ on whether U.S. should aid Ukraine
In Maine’s 2nd District, primary contender Bruce Poliquin says yes to aid; Liz Caruso says no
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PublishedMay 11, 2022
‘A very difficult day’: St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center to end maternity services
The hospital cites declining birth rates as part of the reason for ending its women’s health services at the end of July.
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PublishedMay 2, 2022
Former Minot resident pleads guilty to 2nd charge for role in U.S. Capitol insurrection
Mitch Simon likely to face up to 14 months in federal prison for wielding a bicycle rack against a police officer outside the Capitol.
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PublishedApril 27, 2022
Bates College taps Dr. Nirav Shah as its commencement speaker
With pandemic fears waning, the college plans a traditional graduation ceremony in May for the first time in three years.
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PublishedApril 19, 2022
Gov. Janet Mills signs law to close loophole that allows out-of-state debris
Final measure revised to ease the impact on Lewiston recycler that has benefited from past policy.
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PublishedApril 14, 2022
Bruce Poliquin and Jared Golden vie for campaign cash
The two leading congressional contenders in Maine’s 2nd District have similar war chests heading into a tough race.
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PublishedApril 12, 2022
Seth Carey loses case against district attorney hopeful
Secretary of State Shenna Bellows rules Carey failed to prove DA contender Neal McLean Jr. did anything wrong.
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