Jan. 20 (UPI) — Maine’s Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has appealed a judge’s decision to delay a ruling in the case to remove former President Donald Trump from the states 2024 primary ballot.
Bellow’s issued an appeal Friday, two days after Kennebec County Superior Court Justice Michaela Murphy declined to rule whether or not Trump should be disqualified from running in the primary based on the “insurrectionist clause” of the 14th Amendment.
Murphy sent the case back to the secretary of state Wednesday, arguing they should wait for the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on whether or not Colorado can ban Trump from its primary ballot on the same grounds.
“Like many Americans, I welcome a ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court in the Colorado case that provides guidance as to the important 14th Amendment questions in this case,” Bellows said in statement to local media. “In the interim, Maine law provides the opportunity to seek review from the Maine Supreme Judicial Court – which I requested today.
“This appeal ensures that Maine’s highest court has the opportunity to weigh in now, before ballots are counted, promoting trust in our free, safe and secure elections.”
Bellows issued a ruling in December banning Trump from the state’s primary ballot on the grounds that he incited the riot on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Maine became the second state in the union, after Colorado, to disqualify the former president from running due to “insurrection.”
Trump appealed the decision to the Kennebec County Superior Court, arguing Bellows is a “biased decision maker” and “made multiple errors of law and acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner.”
Bellows’ decision fell under heavy criticism from both Democratic and Republican lawmakers who argued Trump should remain on the ballot “until he is actually found guilty of the crime of insurrection.”
Maine’s 360-thousand anglers could see new fishing regulations in January designed to protect some fish populations and control others.
Department spokesman Mark Latti says the state’s biologists monitor fish populations in Maine’s lakes, ponds and rivers and recommend action based on what they find.
“These regulations are a yearly maintenance where we look at different waters and make changes to ensure we have healthy fish populations throughout the state,” Latti said.
Latti says Maine’s native Brook Trout is one species that needs better protection.
“Maine is fortunate in that we have a thriving native brook trout population, but with climate change and development and other impacts, we need to do all that we can to protect our native brook trout populations,” he said.
Latti says other species addressed by the proposed changes include lake whitefish and landlocked salmon.
A public hearing on the new regulations will be held Monday, July 15 at Inland, Fisheries and Wildlife headquarters in Augusta.
If approved by the Commissioner’s Advisory Council the changes will go into effect in January.
Assistant Extension Professor Jaime Garzon, center, explaining some details about the morphology of some grasses to the attendees of a pasture walk held last year in Franklin County. He explained that so the participants knew how to recognize what species of forages were growing in their fields. UMaine Cooperative Extension photo
ORONO — University of Maine Cooperative Extension welcomes local farmers, service providers, and Ag stakeholders to participate in the 2024 Maine Pasture Walk Series.
Five events, all of which will start at 11 a.m., will be held on the following days and farms:
The Milkhouse, 445 South Monmouth Road in Monmouth, on July 10.
Springside Farm, 577 Anson Valley Road in New Vineyard, on July 23.
Faithful Venture Farm, 17 Borough Road in Searsmont, on Aug. 6.
The Wolfe’s Neck Center, 184 Burnett Road in Freeport, on Aug. 13.
Grace Pond Farm, 530 Main Street in Thomaston, on Aug. 20.
Attendees can learn about dairy production systems, pasture management, forage species identification, climate-smart practices, regenerative grazing, and more from forage producers and Assistant Extension Professor Jaime Garzon, according to a news release from Garzon.
The 2024 Maine Pasture Walk Series is open and free for all participants. Visit the event webpage at extension.umaine.edu for more information and registration. To request a reasonable accommodation, contact Melissa Babcock at 207-581-2788 or melissa.libby1@maine.edu.
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SOMERSET COUNTY, Maine (WMTW) – The Somerset County Sheriff’s Office is warning Mainers to be aware of a scam from a caller pretending to be a police detective.
Multiple people have reported receiving calls from a man identifying himself as detective Keith McCoy. Sheriff Dale Lancaster says he seems to be targeting registered sex offenders, asking them to pay money over the phone for fines, bail, or to dismiss an arrest warrant.
Law enforcement officers will never call to demand money and Lancaster notes that there are no detectives named Keith McCoy in Somerset County.
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