▁new ▁funds ▁for ▁Sol ar City . ▁As ▁late ▁as ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Sol ar City ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁co oper ating ▁with ▁federal ▁agents ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁state ▁legisl ature ▁plans ▁to ▁appro ve ▁a ▁budget ▁by ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁that ▁would ▁give ▁$ 5 0 0 ▁million ▁more ▁into ▁the ▁Buff alo ▁Bill ion ▁program . ▁In ▁return , ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁wants ▁the ▁Cu omo ▁administration ▁to ▁put ▁more ▁trans par ency ▁into ▁how ▁the ▁money ▁is ▁spent . ▁ ▁Oregon ▁Att orney ▁General ▁investigation ▁On ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁The ▁Oregon ian ▁said ▁that ▁Camp aign ▁for ▁Account ability , ▁a ▁D . C .- based ▁consumer ▁advoc acy ▁group , ▁and ▁other ▁groups ▁have ▁asked ▁Oregon ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Ellen ▁Rosen bl um ▁to ▁investigate ▁solar ▁panel ▁sales ▁practices ▁that ▁" are ▁designed ▁to ▁trick ▁home own ers ▁into ▁bu ying ▁or ▁le asing ▁solar ▁pan els " ▁in ▁viol ation ▁of ▁Oregon ' s ▁Un law ful ▁Trade ▁Pract ices ▁Act . ▁According ▁to ▁The ▁Oregon ian , ▁the ▁request ▁to ▁Rosen bl um ▁" sing led ▁out ▁one ▁company : ▁California - based ▁Sol ar City . ▁It ▁out lined ▁several ▁compla ints ▁file d ▁against ▁the ▁solar ▁giant ▁by ▁O reg oni ans ▁who ▁claimed ▁they ' d ▁been ▁mis led ▁about ▁costs , ▁tax ▁cred its ▁and