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News Tipoffs - Tennessee Editors Newsletter for Wednesday May 31, 2023 ( 5 items )  

Idaho A.G. Labrador Announces Distribution of $141 Million Settlement to Millions of Low-Income Americans Deceived by TurboTax Owner Intuit
BOISE, Idaho, May 31 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador announced that Idaho consumers who were tricked by TurboTax's owner Intuit as part of the free filing program will begin receiving checks from a $141 million multistate settlement announced in May 2022. Approximately 4.4 million consumers nationwide will receive checks in the mail from the multistate settlement. Idaho will receive more than $892,000 for more than 29,  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Tenn.
WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56541) involving Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Tennessee: * * * Facility: Watts Bar Region: 2 State: TN Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Joanne Dehay HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard Notification Date: 05/25/2023 Notification Time: 17:02 [ET] Event Date: 05/25/2023 Event Time: 13:45 [EDT] Last Update Date: 05/25/2023 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section  more

Oak Ridge National Laboratory: Jerry Parks - Solving Protein Puzzles for Better Environmental, Human Health
OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release on May 30, 2023: When reading the novel Jurassic Park as a teenager, Jerry Parks found the passages about gene sequencing and supercomputers fascinating, but never imagined he might someday pursue such futuristic-sounding science. Fast-forward to today when Parks has achieved a broad range of real-life discoveries based on an understanding of the molecular processes th  more

OSHA: Labor Dept. Finds Fire, Electrical, Other Hazards in Inspections at 2 Southeast Oklahoma Dollar General Stores Putting Workers at Risk
HARTSHORNE, Oklahoma, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 6 issued the following news release: When federal workplace safety investigators opened inspections in December 2022 at two Dollar General stores in southeast Oklahoma, they found blocked exit routes and walkways exposing employees to fire hazards, the same types of violations investigators discovered in stores across the nation operated by the national discount retailer. In addi  more

Utah A.G. Reyes Joins in Letter Urgins Congress to Schedule Vote on Resolution Involving Pistol Brace Rule
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, May 31 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Last week, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 27 state attorneys in urging Congress to schedule a vote on a resolution involving the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives rule regarding pistol stabilizing braces. The coalition sent a letter to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy Thursday concerning the Congressional Review Act resolution for the ATF's final rule--Factori  more