http://michiganradio.org en http://michiganradio.org/post/fiscal-cliff-msus-frib-project <p>Congress is expected to tackle the ‘fiscal cliff’ after next month’s election.</p><p></p><p>The “fiscal cliff’s” combination of programmed tax increases and spending cuts have many people concerned, including officials at Michigan State University.</p><p></p><p>The federal government is supposed to pick up most of the cost of MSU’s new nuclear physics research lab known as the Facility for Rare Isotope Beams. FRIB is expected to cost more than 600 million dollars.</p><p></p> Mon, 29 Oct 2012 12:58:00 +0000 Steve Carmody 9666 at http://michiganradio.org