AUGUSTA — Gov. Paul LePage exercised his own editorial judgement when he described the IRS as the “new Gestapo” during his recent radio address. However, the governor acknowledged Monday that his reference to the Nazi secret police force “clouded” his message about the federal health care law.

BANGOR — The University of Maine System trustees on Monday approved policy changes designed to give the chancellor greater authority over appointments, promotions and pay raises.

The University of Maine System trustees on Monday named Theodora J. Kalikow as the new president of the University of Southern Maine.