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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PublishedNovember 17, 2022
Bruce Poliquin accepts defeat, urges Mainers to ‘relax, decompress’ during the holidays
After losing his congressional race, to incumbent Jared Golden, the ex-lawmaker advised Democrats to ‘work with Republicans’ to lower heating costs.
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PublishedNovember 16, 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 54% of the vote.
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PublishedNovember 15, 2022
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.
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PublishedNovember 14, 2022
Bruce Poliquin stops short of a concession in congressional race
Republican contender urges Democrats to “not inflict any further pain” on Mainers.
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PublishedNovember 10, 2022
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
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PublishedNovember 9, 2022
Ranked-choice tabulation to decide outcome of 2nd Congressional District race
Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat, appears to have a lead too large for Republican Bruce Poliquin to overcome
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PublishedNovember 8, 2022
Jared Golden holds a lead in Maine’s closely fought 2nd District race
After a costly and hard-fought rematch of the 2018 contest, both Golden and Poliquin hope for the best.
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PublishedNovember 8, 2022
Lewiston’s Mana Abdi to be first Somali-American lawmaker in Maine
“I’m walking into new territory,” Abdi said. She says her election is a sign that the Legislature is growing more representative of the people it serves.
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PublishedNovember 5, 2022
Analysis: Golden, Poliquin, Bond: Money, ads abound as CD 2 race offers sense of the familiar
The three-way race in Maine’s divided 2nd District offers a rematch of the 2018 contest with control of the U.S. House possibly on the line.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2022
Bates College focuses on search for a new president
A search panel hopes to recommend a successor to Clayton Spencer by spring.
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