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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.

Maine, Politics

Jared Golden’s reelection appears more likely to national expert

by Steve Collins September 3, 2020September 3, 2020

Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifts Maine’s 2nd Congressional District race to “leans Democratic” instead of a toss-up.

Maine, Politics

In ranked-choice Senate race, only independents willing to name their second pick

by Steve Collins September 1, 2020September 2, 2020

Max Linn prefers Lisa Savage as his No. 2, but she favors Sara Gideon as best alternative.

Lewiston-Auburn

Bates College welcomes new students to a campus crimped by COVID-19

by Steve Collins September 1, 2020September 2, 2020

In its first online convocation, Bates College urged the Class of 2024 to seize the opportunities ahead.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

Still only one positive COVID-19 case at Bates College

by Steve Collins August 31, 2020August 31, 2020

Like its NESCAC sister schools, Bates College has seen a paltry number of positive tests for the deadly coronavirus.

Androscoggin County, Maine

Chellie Pingree aims to transform American agriculture

by Steve Collins August 30, 2020April 2, 2021

From an island in Maine, the 1st Congressional District Democrat is pushing a measure to make the nation’s farming carbon neutral and more sustainable.

Lewiston-Auburn

Student tests positive for COVID-19 at Bates College

by Steve Collins August 28, 2020August 31, 2020

Everyone must wear masks inside and outside, except in limited cases.

Lewiston-Auburn, Maine

Bates warns students to stay away from large parties — anywhere

by Steve Collins August 25, 2020August 25, 2020

As students began arriving in large numbers Tuesday, administrators said they were looking into reports of off-campus gatherings that violated Bates’ pandemic-control rules.