Democrats such as Jared Golden haven’t done enough to hold down costs to American taxpayers, they say
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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Biddeford independent now eyes race against Chellie Pingree
Elias Bassile said in a Federal Election Commission filing last week that he plans to run in Maine’s 2nd District. On Tuesday, he filed updated paperwork.
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Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree help to oust Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree joined firebrand Republicans to remove Kevin McCarthy from House leadership
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Biddeford independent eyes 2nd District congressional seat
Elias Bassile says Maine’s incumbents ‘just don’t get it done’ in Washington.
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U.S. Senate weighs measure to restrict AI use in elections
Susan Collins among backers of a bill eyed for swift passage by Senate leaders.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State, Nation & World
Rep. Jared Golden urges U.S. Justice Department to focus on violence in Mexico
Bipartisan congressional group tell attorney general “to intervene” to protect Americans
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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.