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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PublishedFebruary 19, 2019
Legislator’s bill would limit teachers’ discussions of politics in classroom
The Republican’s measure draws criticism from educators and the ACLU.
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PublishedFebruary 13, 2019
Maine congressional delegation takes aim at high drug prices
A bill introduced Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Jared Golden to crack down on price spikes is only the latest in a series of measures backed by Maine’s lawmakers to lower the cost of prescriptions.
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PublishedFebruary 12, 2019
Truancy law may soon cover Maine’s youngest students
After falling short after vetoes by Gov. Paul LePage the last 2 sessions, legislators this year are likely to push through a measure to extend truancy laws to 5- and 6-year-olds enrolled in school.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2019
Rep. Golden’s bill calls for Congress, president to go without pay in shutdowns
Golden is introducing the bill along with Reps. Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican, and Max Rose, a New York Democrat. All three are freshmen.
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PublishedJanuary 29, 2019
Back in era of elixirs, one in Auburn claimed to expel lizards from your stomach. Frogs, too.
There was no truth in advertising more than 100 years ago, when Dr. J.F. True also said his medicine was the best remedy for ‘all the complaints of children.’
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PublishedJanuary 15, 2019
Poliquin leaves campaign coffers empty to repay loan to himself
It’s a fairly common practice among politicians with enough personal wealth to finance some or all of their campaigns.
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