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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PublishedOctober 24, 2019
Gun-rights champion Eric Brakey says he’ll give an AR-15 to a donor to his congressional campaign
The Republican running in Maine’s 2nd Congressional District plans to hand over a $1,200 gun next month to someone who signs up to become a monthly donor.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2019
U.S. House passes Rep. Golden’s bill to help federal small business program
A measure by the 2nd Congressional District Democrat to increase funding for the Small Business Development Center program got bipartisan support this week.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
CMP criticizes fake signs posted on Farmington explosion site
Central Maine Power officials say signs touting its proposed $1 billion transmission line project were meant to sour the public’s view of the New England Clean Energy Connect plan.
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PublishedOctober 21, 2019
Former ambassador now living in Maine says U.S. policy in Syria ‘was always going to end badly’
Robert Ford of rural Beaver Cove says President Trump made the right decision to pull American troops out of Syria.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2019
Seniors find high-dose flu vaccines hard to come by
Health officials say the shortage is only temporary and supplies of the high-dose shots often used by seniors will be available soon.
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PublishedOctober 15, 2019
Secretive Facebook pages roil Lewiston’s mayoral campaign
Two social media pages purporting to back Mark Cayer’s mayoral bid are actually undermining it, the Democrat says.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2019
Sara Gideon decries high prescription drug prices during campaign swing in Lewiston
A handpicked group talked to the Freeport Democrat Thursday about how the costs are affecting them.
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PublishedOctober 10, 2019
Republican Dale Crafts declares candidacy for U.S. House seat
The former state lawmaker says his backers include former Gov. Paul LePage and 2018 gubernatorial candidate Shawn Moody.
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PublishedOctober 8, 2019
Rally for Trump draws fans and foes to Lewiston
Mainers gather in front of U.S. Rep. Jared Golden’s office to pressure him on the looming impeachment battle in Washington.
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PublishedOctober 6, 2019
How a boy from the coast of Maine became a world famous female circus star
The life of Samuel Wasgatt, who performed under the name of Lulu in the 1870s, is just as odd as it sounds.
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