NIFA: Mangano court challenge 'baseless'
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The Nassau Interim Finance Authority on Thursday asked a State Supreme Court justice to dismiss a lawsuit by County Executive Edward Mangano that challenges the watchdog's authority to take over the county's finances.
In a 147-page response to Mangano's suit, lawyers for NIFA, an oversight agency created by the state in 2000, dismissed the county executive's legal claims as "baseless."
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