PORTLAND — Email messages among state officials, representatives of the Maine Heritage Policy Center and others are proof of a “witch hunt” targeting the then-head of the Maine State Housing Authority, according to the political organization Maine’s Majority.

PORTLAND — Email messages among state officials, representatives of the Maine Heritage Policy Center and others are proof of a “witch hunt” targeting the then-head of the Maine State Housing Authority, according to the political organization Maine’s Majority.

PORTLAND — The American Civil Liberties Union of Maine is demanding that the Sanford school district stop offering single-gender classes, arguing that the program appears to be based on gender stereotypes in violation of federal law.

PORTLAND — A recent survey of Maine voters shows that favorability ratings for President Barack Obama are lower in Maine than nationally, while Mitt Romney fares better in Maine than in the nation as a whole.

PORTLAND — A recent survey of Maine voters shows that favorability ratings for President Barack Obama are lower in Maine than nationally, while Mitt Romney fares better in Maine than in the nation as a whole.

PORTLAND — The ACLU of Maine Foundation filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday claiming that two Cumberland County Jail guards beat an inmate from El Salvador without provocation.

PORTLAND — Nancy Torresen was formally sworn in Thursday as the 17th U.S. District Court judge in Maine and the first woman to hold the position in the state.