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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: A Maine man has been sentenced for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy that operated in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Northern California.  Jacob Parlin, 44, of Lebanon, Maine, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release. In November 2023, Parlin w  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, March 26 -- The Maine Senate Democrats issued the following news on March 25, 2024: On Monday, the Maine Senate gave unanimous support in an initial vote to a bill from Sen. Mattie Daughtry, D-Brunswick. LD 2169, "Resolve, Directing the Office of Policy Innovation and the Future to Recommend Proposals to Support the Development of Attainable Housing," would help expand the availability of affordable housing options in Maine. "Access to affordable housing is critical to Maine's   more

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

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

ALBANY, New York, March 26 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release on March 25, 2024: The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets today announced that $1 million has been awarded to 22 organizations across the state through Round 2 of New York State's Urban Farms and Community Gardens Grant Program. The program is designed to support community growing spaces and recognize their impact on local food resiliency and food security f  more

ORONO, Maine, March 26 -- The University of Maine System issued the following news release: Funding in the federal budget package passed this weekend will enable the University of Maine System (UMS) to further strengthen and grow the state's workforce in high-demand fields, including education, nursing and cybersecurity. The second round of six bills to fund the federal government in Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) includes $15.7 million in one-time Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) secured for   more