Maine’s congressional incumbents are easily outpacing challengers so far in collecting campaign cash.
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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A Black man in Lewiston in 1912 describes life under slavery during his Virginia boyhood
In ‘heart-rending scenes,’ white slavers ‘would sell their own children,’ William Davis recalled.
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Ukraine needs more missiles, tanks and planes from U.S., says Maine’s Jared Golden
2nd District Democrat among most ardent U.S. House supporters for arming Ukraine in its quest to oust Russian invaders
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Maine silent movie festival something to talk about
Century-old moving pictures filmed in Maine to be shown at Augusta’s historic theater next weekend, among them several involving Auburn’s Holman Day.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Nation & World, Politics
Feds found classified papers among Edmund Muskie’s archives at Bates College
The former Secretary of State and U.S. senator from Maine was one of many high-ranking officials who mistakenly held on to secret paperwork.
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Did a young Maine farmer with ‘a good set of teeth’ really offer a ‘Chance for a Spinster’ to marry him?
For about as long as the clipping has been shared on social media, people have been trying to figure out if it’s true.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Legislators urged to support a $50 million bond to bolster rail in Maine
Backers include Lewiston, Auburn train fans who want passenger service to the Twin Cities.
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Republican seeks to challenge Jared Golden
Robert Cross is the first but likely not the last contender in the large district.
Posted inMaine, Politics
Paul LePage reclaims his ‘Florida man’ designation
The former Maine governor is once again a resident of Florida.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Students to pay almost 4% more to attend Bates College
Bates to charge $81,382 for tuition, room and board in the coming academic year, though many students get aid