Steve Collins

Sun Journal

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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Published
February 13, 2023

‘Reprehensible comment’ to Black tenant lands Auburn Housing Authority in hot water

Maine Human Rights Commission rules that the authority and one of its workers discriminated against a Black tenant amid a dispute over her water-damaged, mold-filled apartment last summer.
Published
February 10, 2023

An Auburn forum tackles a big question: ‘What if we go on this way?’

Three community leaders oversee a community discussion on the future of education, incarceration and housing.
Published
February 8, 2023

Efficiency Maine may add electric bikes to its rebate program

Boosters say more e-bikes will help Maine meet climate action goals and help Mainers get around.
Published
February 2, 2023

Push made for full funding for Maine Climate Corps

Legislators are considering whether to bolster the corps’ ranks with $3.7 million to pay for four leadership positions and 50 participants.
Published
February 1, 2023

Lawmakers urged to increase funding to protect Maine’s many lakes

Environmentalists hail plan to allocate $18 million in additional funds to boost water quality projects for Maine’s lakes
Published
January 30, 2023

State panel backs creation of new rail trail between Auburn and Portland

Rail Use Advisory Council endorses a 26-mile path for bicycles and pedestrians along an unused rail corridor.
Published
January 28, 2023

Democratic Blue Dogs like Jared Golden can still bark, but can they bite?

Maine’s 2nd District lawmaker sees hope for compromise and progress in a narrowly divided, Republican-controlled U.S. House
Published
January 22, 2023

When Dora Pinkham took office as Maine’s first female lawmaker a century ago, the Journal predicted a lot more by 2023

‘Here we are!’ Gov. Janet Mills declared Jan. 4 in her second inaugural address.
Published
January 12, 2023

Maine’s Democratic representatives criticize Republican moves in U.S. House

Jared Golden and Chellie Pingree opposed a number of measures pushed by the new congressional majority.
Published
January 10, 2023

RSU 16 chooses superintendent from Phillips school district

Current SAD 58 superintendent Todd Sanders will take the helm over the Poland-based regional school district in July.