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DiNapoli Audit: Pre-K Special Education Provider Spent $2.5 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… between the school’s preschool Special Education Itinerant Teacher (SEIT) program and its related services program. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-audit-pre-k-special-education-provider-spent-25-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found fire and safety hazards, rodent and vermin infestations, and mold … remains responsible for monitoring local oversight and inspection of uncertified shelters, and for ensuring they … facility where two of three elevators were out of service; Worn and soiled mattresses; Air vents taped over to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureState Pension Fund Adds $30 Million for Investments in New York Companies
… be made through the pension fund’s In-State Private Equity Investment Program, designed to make profitable investments … pension fund, I’m committed to seeking out profitable investment opportunities for the Retirement System’s members, … Read about the pension fund’s In-State Private Equity Investment Program . About the Common Retirement Fund New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/state-pension-fund-adds-30-million-investments-new-york-companiesWyoming County Industrial Development Agency – Payments in Lieu of Taxes (2024M-148)
… officials calculated PILOT billings for nine wind and solar energy projects, totaling $971,547. We reviewed the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/county/2025/11/21/wyoming-county-industrial-development-agency-payments-lieu-taxes-2024m-148DiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Needs to Boost Financial Education in Our Schools
… Rhode Island, Tennessee, Ohio, and West Virginia, require students take a personal finance class to graduate high … Commission charged with examining the state’s high school graduation measures. Recommendations from the commission to … taught in conjunction with a required economics course. Students learn theory but also follow the stock market in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-needs-boost-financial-education-our-schoolsDiNapoli: State Medicaid Program Made More Than $100 Million in Duplicate Payments
… They also found limitations in usage of the downstate and upstate Welfare Management Systems (WMS), and NY State of Health (NYSOH) system flaws that failed to notify … downstate system for New York City area recipients and an upstate system for recipients in the rest of the state. Under …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-state-medicaid-program-made-more-100-million-duplicate-paymentsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections in August Grew More Than 15 Percent
… . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-august-grew-more-15-percentDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections in October Up Nearly 13% From 2020
… Local sales tax collections in New York grew by 12.9% in October compared … continues the trend that began in April of monthly sales tax collections exceeding last year’s results. October’s … 7% (or nearly $101 million) over October of 2019. “Sales tax collections came in strong in October, boosting local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-october-nearly-13-2020DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21% in First Quarter of 2022
… sales tax collections grew by 21.1%, or $901 million, in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year, according to a report released … York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Collections for the three-month period totaled nearly $5.2 billion, with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-21-percent-first-quarter-2022DiNapoli Announces Nominee for the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
… . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-announces-nominee-commission-ethics-and-lobbying-governmentDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments Behind $700 Million in Improper Payments
… Hundreds of millions of dollars were spent on Medicaid Managed Long-Term Care (MLTC) costs for … of how oversight weaknesses impose unnecessary costs on taxpayers. This time, failure to effectively monitor money … whether members still qualified to remain in MLTC and on their plans. Over the audit period examined from January …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-behind-700-million-improper-paymentsDiNapoli: Rise in NYC Metro Area Housing Costs Outpaces Other U.S. Cities
… City fell behind on their payments. In June 2021, 26% of rental households in the metro area were behind on rent, … halt in construction during the pandemic, a lapsing of the real estate property tax exemption program known as 421-a, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-rise-nyc-metro-area-housing-costs-outpaces-other-us-citiesDiNapoli Op-Ed: We Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy in NY's High Schools
… take a financial literacy course, they learn personal finance, budgeting, and investing. They become better … 20 high schools offer a stand-alone, semesterlong personal finance course that may be a requirement to graduate, according to nonprofit Next Gen Personal Finance. Akron High School in upstate New York for example, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-op-ed-we-should-be-teaching-financial-literacy-nys-high-schoolsDiNapoli: No Good Options for MTA to Manage Hole in Capital Funding
… in the coming weeks and months will affect riders for years to come,” DiNapoli said. “The MTA will be forced to … revenue, inclusive of $2 billion in federal matching funds for SAS Phase 2. The MTA must work with its federal partners … means the MTA’s current capital plan is likely to be smaller than its predecessor, adjusted for inflation and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-no-good-options-mta-manage-hole-capital-fundingDiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
… New York state has seen a surge in hate crimes over the last … data collection and annual reporting were mandated by New York’s Hates Crimes Act of 2000, according to a report by … New York state has seen a surge in hate crimes over the last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-yearsNew York City Projecting Surplus of $2.7 Billion in Current Fiscal Year
… 2020 results mainly from an increase in the city’s revenue forecast since the start of the fiscal year ($1.2 billion) … year in July have reduced the out-year budget gaps to $2.4 billion in FY 2022 and $2.7 billion in each of FY 2023 and … revenues, a share that is among the smallest in the past 20 years. The city’s relatively conservative revenue …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/new-york-city-projecting-surplus-27-billion-current-fiscal-yearDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Surge Nearly 58 Percent in May
… Collections totaled $1.4 billion, up $530 million from May of last year. “For the second straight month, local sales tax … continues to improve as spending rebounds from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and the standstill it created in New … federal assistance and restored state aid, the recovery of sales taxes will help New York’s local governments rebound …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-surge-nearly-58-percent-mayDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew 12.7% to $22.1 Billion in 2022
… to December) increased by 8.8% over the same quarter of 2021, which was similar to the year-over-year rates seen … were still in place. Inflation, even with the impact of the gas tax holiday, was one of the main drivers for sales tax growth in 2022, reaching a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-127-221-billion-2022DiNapoli: Value of IDA Projects Grew 10% in 2021 to $126 Billion
… to the project finance fees from the refunding bond closings of Yankee Stadium LLC and Queens Ballpark Co. LLC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-value-ida-projects-grew-10-percent-in-2021-to-126-billionLocal Sales Tax Collections Increased by 3% in July Compared to Last Year
… Local sales tax collections in New York state grew by 3% in July compared … million compared to the same time last year. “Local sales tax growth in July continued at a moderate pace, similar to … had the largest decline at 12.1%. These monthly sales tax collections are from the cash distributions made to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/local-sales-tax-collections-increased-3-july-compared-last-year