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News Tipoffs - North Carolina Editors Newsletter for Tuesday March 26, 2024 ( 8 items )  

Conn. A.G. Tong Shuts Down Ghost Gun Dealer Following Illegal Sales in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Attorney General William Tong announced today that Florida-based ghost gun dealer Steel Fox Firearms will dissolve in a settlement with the State (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/AG/Press_Releases/2024/Steel-Fox---Exec-Stip-Judg---32124.pdf) following the sale of illegal, untraceable ghost gun parts in Connecticut. Steel Fox has agreed to dissolve, surrender its inter  more

IRS: Time Running Out to Claim $1 Billion in Refunds for Tax Year 2020, Taxpayers Face May 17 Deadline
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service announced today that almost 940,000 people across the nation have unclaimed refunds for tax year 2020 but face a May 17 deadline to submit their tax returns. The IRS estimates more than $1 billion in refunds remain unclaimed because people haven't filed their 2020 tax returns yet. The average median refund is $932 for 2020, and  more

Mich. A.G. Nessel Joins Coalition In Support of Federal Law Prohibiting Felons From Possessing Firearms
LANSING, Michigan, March 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general, led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul, in filing an amicus brief defending the federal law that prohibits people who have been convicted of felonies from possessing firearms. In their brief, filed in U.S. v Prince, AG Nessel and other attorneys general ask the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circu  more

N.C. Environmental Quality Dept.: Comment Period Opens for Alamance County Landfill Title V Air Quality Permit
RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 26 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Air Quality (DAQ) is now accepting public comments on a draft Title V air quality permit for the Alamance County Landfill. Comments will be accepted through April 24. The county-owned and -operated municipal solid waste landfill in Graham, North Carolina, is required to obtain a Title V air quality p  more

N.C. U.S. Attorney: Two Charlotte Men Face Federal Charges for Scheme That Involved Buying and Selling Stolen High-End Vehicles
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, March 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: A newly unsealed federal indictment charges two individuals for their roles in a conspiracy to buy and sell stolen high-end vehicles worth millions of dollars, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. The defendants are also charged with gun offenses. Robert M. DeWitt, Special Agent in Cha  more

N.J. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION DEPT.: MURPHY ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $3.7 MILLION IN FUNDING FOR OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH AND MONITORING INITIATIVE
TRENTON, New Jersey, March 26 -- The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn M. LaTourette and New Jersey Board of Public Utilities President Christine Guhl-Sadovy today announced the award of nearly $3.7 million in funding for scientific research projects being undertaken to ensure ecologically responsible development of offshore wind energy, an integral part of t  more

State Board of Community Colleges Announces Winners of Prestigious Dallas Herring Achievement, Gov. Robert W. Scott Leadership Awards
RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 26 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news: The North Carolina State Board of Community Colleges names Lillia Kathryn Diez, recipient of the 2024 Dallas Herring Achievement Award, and Toby Neal, recipient of the 2024 Governor Robert W. Scott Student Leadership Award. The Dallas Herring Achievement Award was established by the System in 2010 to honor the late Dr. Dallas Herring, one of the state's earliest champions of community colle  more

U.S. Treasury Department Announces Appointment of Patty Collins as Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
WASHINGTON, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the appointment of Patricia "Patty" S. Collins to serve as the 27th Director of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP). Ms. Collins brings decades of senior federal service to the role, including a 24-year career in the U.S. Army. Additionally, Patty is the first woman to serve as Director in the Bureau's 162-year history. "Patty's service to o  more