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Long Island School Districts Face Scrutiny Over Excess Cash Reserves
Twelve Long Island school districts exceeded New York State's legal limit on unrestricted cash reserves during the 2025-26 school year, holding nearly $3.64 billion collectively. While administrators defend these reserves as prudent financial planning against inflation and unexpected costs, taxpayers question whether excess funds should instead be applied to reduce their substantial property tax burdens, which already see school taxes comprising more than half of homeowners' total property tax bills.
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Farrell Fritz, P.C.
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Florida Launches Antitrust Investigation Into CVS Health And PBM Caremark
Florida's Attorney General has launched an antitrust investigation into CVS Health and its pharmacy benefit manager Caremark, examining whether the company inappropriately steered patients to CVS pharmacies and reimbursed them at higher rates than independent pharmacies. The investigation, part of a broader multi-state scrutiny of PBM business practices, seeks documents and testimony on policies related to transparency, reimbursement rates, audits, and market concentration in an industry where three PBMs co
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Hall Benefits Law
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Strait Talk: OFAC Designates IRGC-Linked "Transit Insurance" Schemes In Strait Of Hormuz
The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated two entities allegedly facilitating IRGC revenue collection through maritime services in the Strait of Hormuz, raising critical compliance questions for vessel owners and operators. This action targets entities that purport to offer legitimate marine insurance and security services but function as mechanisms for extracting payments to benefit Iranian regime actors. The designations underscore heightened U.S. scrutiny of arrangements that ma
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Holland & Knight
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Sanctions Update: July 20, 2026
The US has renewed its economic pressure campaign against Iran with multiple rounds of sanctions targeting weapons procurement networks, oil shipping operations, and financial facilitators, while simultaneously resuming military strikes and reinstating a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. These actions follow the breakdown of a June memorandum of understanding and represent a parallel effort to compel Iranian concessions on nuclear and maritime issues, though the likelihood of success remains uncertain given
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Steptoe LLP

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The U.S. Small Business Administration has finalized a fundamental restructuring of how small businesses qualify for the 8(a) Business Development Program, eliminating decades-old racial presumptions and introducing a race-neutral framework that requires all applicants to demonstrate group-based discrimination and personal economic harm. This shift, effective September 2026, follows federal court intervention and creates new compliance considerations for prospective participants, including potential False C
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The State Of Trump’s Immigration Policy: What Employers MUST Know (Video)
As the Trump administration reshapes U.S. immigration enforcement, employers face unprecedented scrutiny and potential liability for workforce compliance failures. Immigration attorneys from Green & Spiegel LLP break down the critical policy shifts, enforcement priorities, and strategic steps businesses must take to protect themselves in this rapidly evolving legal landscape.
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Green and Spiegel
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CMS Issues Toolkit On Applied Behavior Analysis: What States And Providers Should Consider
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released comprehensive guidance on Applied Behavior Analysis services for autism spectrum disorder, signaling a major shift in federal oversight amid concerns over rapid spending growth and fraud. How will this 174-page toolkit reshape state Medicaid programs, provider requirements, and the future of ABA services across the country?
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Holland & Knight
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Fake Pallets, Real Penalties: How A $549.5 Million Settlement Redefined Customs Fraud Enforcement Under The False Claims Act
The False Claims Act has emerged as the most powerful legal tool for exposing customs fraud schemes involving tariff evasion, duty misclassification, and transshipment violations. With record-breaking settlements like the $549.5 million Perfectus Aluminum case, whistleblowers who report trade fraud can secure substantial financial awards while helping the government recover billions in evaded duties.
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Sanford Heisler Sharp McKnight
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