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 15, 2019
Nobel-recognized professor: Banning nuclear weapons is possible
Speaking at Bates College, Emily Welty says ‘the world is worth fighting for.’
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PublishedMay 14, 2019
Bill aims to encourage more employee-owned businesses
Sen. Nate Libby’s measure would offer tax breaks to help owners of companies sell to their workers or tenants.
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PublishedMay 13, 2019
Activists hold ‘Goodbye CMP’ party in Lewiston
Group supports bill to buy out Central Maine Power to create a public electrical utility in its place.
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PublishedMay 13, 2019
‘Saturday Night Live’ zings Susan Collins in opening skit
Her opponents say the television comedy show has Maine’s longtime senator pegged.
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
Legislators consider putting school security videos off-limits to public
Lawmakers try to figure out what footage of schoolchildren should be accessible to people outside the school.
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PublishedMay 9, 2019
Legislators may make preventive treatments for newborns mandatory
Health experts say rising numbers of parents refuse needed vitamin K shots that keep some babies from dangerous bleeding.
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PublishedMay 7, 2019
Sen. Collins may face first primary challenge since winning seat in 1996
Derek Lavasseur, a conservative activist from Fairfield, says he will challenge Collins in the June 2020 primary.
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PublishedMay 6, 2019
Lewiston lawyer might challenge Collins in 2020
Former Mayor Jim Howaniec, 60, is eyeing a possible campaign for U.S. Senate as a Democrat.
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PublishedMay 3, 2019
‘Queer feminist mermaid’ hopes to unseat Collins
Saco lawyer Bre Kidman readily admits to being weird, but hopes Mainers will identify with the independence and authenticity.
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PublishedMay 2, 2019
Bates education expert talks about ‘screen time’ with Diane Sawyer for TV special
Anita Charles, a Bates College lecturer who has researched cellphone use in schools, is slated to appear on an ABC News show Friday evening.
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