http://www.govolsxtra.com/staff/michael-collins/<p>Michael Collins is the News Sentinel's Washington correspondent. He also writes for Scripps Howard News Service in Washington, where he has been based since 2001.</p> <p>Before arriving in the nation's capital, Collins was a reporter for The Cincinnati Post and its sister paper, The Kentucky Post in Covington, Ky. He spent five years in Frankfort, Ky., as the state capital bureau chief for The Kentucky Post. He also served as night city editor and editorial writer.</p> <p>A native of Whitesburg, Ky., Collins earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from Western Kentucky University, where he was editor of the award-winning student newspaper, the College Heights Herald.</p>en-ushttp://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/21/nominees-reflect-demographics/ Nominees reflect demographics Sat, 21 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/21/nominees-reflect-demographics/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/16/congress-may-thwart-plans-to-process-italian-in/Collins: Congress may thwart plans to process Italian waste in Oak Ridge Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:00:06 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/16/congress-may-thwart-plans-to-process-italian-in/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/10/states-senators-oppose-health-bill/ State's senators oppose health bill Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/10/states-senators-oppose-health-bill/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/09/three-year-degrees-urged-by-alexander/ Alexander backs 3-year degrees Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/09/three-year-degrees-urged-by-alexander/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/07/climate-clock-still-ticking/Climate clock still ticking Sun, 08 Nov 2009 04:56:43 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/07/climate-clock-still-ticking/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/06/house-ethics-committee-clears-shuler/ House ethics committee clears Shuler Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/nov/06/house-ethics-committee-clears-shuler/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/31/ethics-panel-looking-at-shulers-role-in-deal/ Ethics panel looking at Shuler's role in deal Sat, 31 Oct 2009 04:00:13 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/31/ethics-panel-looking-at-shulers-role-in-deal/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/30/roe-says-pelosi-bill-would-hurt-care-raise-costs/Roe says Pelosi bill would hurt care, raise costsFri, 30 Oct 2009 04:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/30/roe-says-pelosi-bill-would-hurt-care-raise-costs/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/29/congress-members-cool-vaccine/Congress members cool on vaccineThu, 29 Oct 2009 04:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/29/congress-members-cool-vaccine/http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/23/democrats-gop-disagree-alexanders-criticism/Democrats, GOP disagree on Alexander’s criticismFri, 23 Oct 2009 04:00:00 -0000http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2009/oct/23/democrats-gop-disagree-alexanders-criticism/