College says its finances remain strong, but ‘serious challenges’ are looming.
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 Golden mum about Republican failure to pick a House speaker
Chellie Pingree calls House chaos ‘a historic embarrassment.’
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Former Franklin County prosecutor suspended from legal practice for 9 months
Kayla Alves had already pleaded guilty in federal court to tampering with possible evidence.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Local & State
Jared Golden off the rails again in opposing Biden’s plea for labor deal
The Lewiston Democrat said imposing railroad pact by legislation was ‘premature.’
Posted inLocal & State
‘No hunting ground left — the moose, the deer and beaver are all gone’
A newly discovered 1839 letter spotlights the poverty and powerlessness of a Penobscot Nation trying to survive.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Bruce Poliquin accepts defeat, urges Mainers to ‘relax, decompress’
After losing his congressional race, the ex-lawmaker advised Democrats to ‘work with Republicans’ to lower heating costs.
Posted inElection 2022
Completed count shows Rep. Jared Golden won big in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District
In the final ranked-choice voting tally, the Lewiston Democrat emerged with 53% of the vote
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Authorities delay ranked-choice race tally in 2nd Congressional District
Because of a couple of flawed memory sticks, the state cannot complete the count until at least Wednesday.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Bruce Poliquin stops short of a concession in congressional race
Republican contender urges Democrats to “not inflict any further pain” on Mainers.
Posted inElection 2022, Local & State
Jared Golden claims victory in Maine’s 2nd District
Though some votes are not yet tallied, the Lewiston Democrat said his lead is too large for challengers to overcome