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

Felix A. Rivera Named Special Agent in Charge of Operational Support Division of N.Y. Field Office
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The FBI issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: Director Christopher Wray has named Felix A. Rivera as the special agent in charge of the Operational Support Division of the New York Field Office. Mr. Rivera most recently served as the chief inspector of the Inspection Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. Rivera joined the FBI as a special agent in 2001 and was assigned to the San Juan Field Office in Puerto Rico. Mr. Rivera worked on the Tr  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

LLNL Researcher, Business Development Executive Capture Technology Transfer Award From Consortium
LIVERMORE, California, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: A Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researcher and a colleague who helped him and his team commercialize their biomedical technology have garnered a national technology transfer award. The award, from the Federal Laboratory Consortium (FLC), represents the 42nd technology transfer award that LLNL has won from the FLC since 1985. LLNL biologist Nichol  more

MDOT Public Meeting April 10 to Discuss I-75 BL Project Between M-1 and I-75 in Bloomfield Township
BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan, March 26 -- The Michigan Department of Transportation issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is hosting a public meeting to discuss an overview of the I-75 Business Loop (BL) (Square Lake Road) project between M-1 (Woodward Avenue) and I-75 in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County. Who: MDOT staff and consultants Community stakeholders Local businesses Interested residents When: Wednesday, April 1  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

Michigan Economic Development Corp.: Crowdfunding Campaign Launched for the Discovery Pavilion at Rabbit River Preserve Project
LANSING, Michigan, March 26 -- The Michigan Economic Development Corp. issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The ODC Network, a local West Michigan-based nonprofit with a mission to advance outdoor education and conservation, acquired the beautiful, 65-acre Rabbit River preserve in 2017. Since then they have worked to develop the space into a place for community gathering, and through the anticipated success of a new crowdfunding campaign they will create an indoor pavilion for y  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Cook Nuclear Plant, Mich.
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57045) involving Cook Nuclear Plant, Michigan: * * * Facility: Cook Region: 3 State: MI Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] W-4-LP,[2] W-4-LP NRC Notified By: Bud Hinckley HQ OPS Officer: Ian Howard Notification Date: 03/22/2024 Notification Time: 12:31 [ET] Event Date: 03/22/2024 Event Time: 08:52 [EDT] Last Update Date: 03/22/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(  more

NRC Issues Event Notification for Fermi Nuclear Plant, Mich.
WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57046) involving Fermi Nuclear Plant, Michigan: * * * Facility: Fermi Region: 3 State: MI Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [2] GE-4 NRC Notified By: Trevor Jarrait HQ OPS Officer: Adam Koziol Notification Date: 03/23/2024 Notification Time: 03:47 [ET] Event Date: 03/23/2024 Event Time: 00:04 [EDT] Last Update Date: 03/23/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 50.72(b)(2)(iv  more