Bipartisan congressional group tell attorney general “to intervene” to protect Americans
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.
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Jared and Izzy Golden announce a second child is on the way
Maine’s 2nd District congressman and his wife live in Lewiston.
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Jared Golden seeks bipartisan funding bill to avoid government shutdown
Two House Democrats and two House Republicans introduced the Keep America Open Act.
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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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Widow’s plea for new safety rules changes state law on transporting caskets
Had they existed sooner, regulations for modified hearses might have saved a man killed in a 2017 wreck in Greene.
Posted inElections, Local & State, 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 inLocal & State, News, Schools and Education
Voters in RSU 4 will vote for a third time on a proposed school budget
After rejecting two prior spending plans, some question whether officials have made enough cuts to win approval
Posted inLocal & State, Schools and Education
RSU 4 to hold key budget meeting Wednesday
A public budget meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Oak Hill High School gymnasium will consider a revised spending plan.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Nation & World, Politics
President Biden ignores Auburn lawmaker’s personal plea to free a prisoner
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’