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  A Kennebec County Superior Court judge has issued a stay on the Maine secretary of state’s decision to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot, citing the 14th Amendment. In Justice Michaela Murphy’s decision, she refused to rule on the case until the U.S. Supreme Court weighed in on Colorado’s attempt to disqualify the former president. Murphy underscored the need to “promote consistency” in an effort to “avoid voter confusion.” In addition to the stay, Murphy denied an  appeal filed by Trump’s legal team  earlier this month. Last month, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows  issued a decision  brought forth by Maine voters to challenge Trump’s primary petition, determining it invalid. Bellows, a Democrat, “ruled that the declaration on his candidate consent form is false,” saying the former president is not qualified to hold the office of president, citing Section 3 of the 14th Amendment. The Supreme Court agreed to hear Trump’s appeal challenging a

"When Congress throws so much money at the cities that they don't even know how to spend it, we have a problem," A county government in southeast Michigan is moving forward with plans to build a sports complex with federal COVID relief money that could cost up to $80 million. Some residents are pushing back. A rural county in Utah spent $321,000 in federal COVID relief money to get snow to the Buckskin Hills Ski and Snow Tubing Hill. An auditor's report later flagged some of the COVID relief spending. In Tennessee, Shelby County Schools spent $25 million on air purifiers from Global Plasma Solutions, but a lawsuit maintains the purifiers are ineffective. These are just a few of the examples of how local governments spent billions of dollars in federal taxpayer money provided by Congress to stem the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adam Andrzejewski, founder and CEO of government watchdog OpenTheBooks.com , said the amount of federal money has municipaliti

"When Congress throws so much money at the cities that they don't even know how to spend it, we have a problem," A county government in southeast Michigan is moving forward with plans to build a sports complex with federal COVID relief money that could cost up to $80 million. Some residents are pushing back. A rural county in Utah spent $321,000 in federal COVID relief money to get snow to the Buckskin Hills Ski and Snow Tubing Hill. An auditor's report later flagged some of the COVID relief spending. In Tennessee, Shelby County Schools spent $25 million on air purifiers from Global Plasma Solutions, but a lawsuit maintains the purifiers are ineffective. These are just a few of the examples of how local governments spent billions of dollars in federal taxpayer money provided by Congress to stem the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Adam Andrzejewski, founder and CEO of government watchdog OpenTheBooks.com , said the amount of federal money has municipaliti