The Presque Isle Republican threw his support behind Bruce Poliquin’s bid to regain the 2nd District seat he lost in 2018.
Steve Collins
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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.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Auburn considers getting on board with a plan to connect rail trail to Portland
AUBURN – There is “growing momentum” in the area to create a rail trail that would extend along an unused section of track that stretches from Auburn to Portland. Auburn Mayor Jason Levesque said this week that he expects many people “will love to hike and bike and walk” along the corridor. The unused rail […]
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Posted inAndroscoggin County, Health, Maine
Auburn’s Laurel Libby insists ‘this is war’ to block vaccine mandates
The first-term lawmaker is a leading figure in the fight against the state’s edict that health care workers get COVID-19 vaccines.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine
Auburn officials worry that vaccine mandate for EMS workers may lead to resignations
State panel working on rules for new mandate inundated Tuesday with so many requests to participate online that it postponed its meeting.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Auburn disagrees with Lewiston on legal status of staggered terms proposal
Auburn shelved idea of staggered terms because its legal advice differed from what Lewiston heard as it pursued revision in elected officials’ terms of office.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Schools & Education
Bates College tells students, faculty and staff they must wear masks
Reversing fall plans, the Lewiston college tells its mostly-vaccinated community that high COVID-19 rates in Lewiston require a return to a mask mandate on campus.
Posted inAndroscoggin County, Lewiston-Auburn, Schools & Education
After heated debate, RSU 16 opts to require masks in elementary schools
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Posted inElections, Lewiston-Auburn, Maine, News, Politics
Bruce Poliquin lost his congressional race in 2018, but still insists he was the real victor
The former U.S. Representative maintains that he was the real winner of the nation’s first-ever ranked-choice voting race for the U.S. House.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
Maine projects hang in the balance as Congress wrangles over two whopping spending measures
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Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, Politics
Bruce Poliquin’s bid for his old position fascinates Maine politics professors
Several keen observers said Jared Golden may be stronger than Republicans think — and Poliquin may face trouble in a primary.