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  • May 28, 2026

    NJ Comptroller Asked If It's Auditing Or Investigating Vendor

    A New Jersey appeals court on Thursday questioned whether the state comptroller's office exceeded its authority when it subpoenaed a private company that provides services to charter schools, asking whether the agency was conducting an audit of or an investigation into the company.

  • May 28, 2026

    Paxton Says Mass. Court Can't Halt ActBlue Case In Texas

    Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton urged a Massachusetts federal judge to toss a lawsuit claiming his fraud allegations against Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue are politically motivated, saying the Bay State court cannot interfere in his Texas case.

  • May 28, 2026

    GreenSky Pays $10M To Settle Fraudulent Loan Claims

    The Texas attorney general on Thursday announced that financial technology company GreenSky Holdings LLC has settled claims brought by multiple states accusing it of issuing fraudulent loans, paying $10 million in consumer restitution, civil penalties and other fees to the states.

  • May 28, 2026

    Dem Sens. Ask DOJ To Preserve Trump-IRS Settlement Docs

    Two Democratic Senate leaders asked the U.S. Department of Justice to preserve any records related to the settlement of President Donald Trump's suit against the IRS in a letter published Thursday, signaling that further investigations may be coming.

  • May 28, 2026

    Wash. Tribes, River Group Fight FERC Hydro License

    The Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation and nonprofit Columbia Riverkeeper have each sued the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission in the Ninth Circuit over the agency's issuance of a license for a hydroelectric project license.

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