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DiNapoli Announces Reduction in Employer Contribution Rates for Retirement System
… for long-term, steady returns helps ensure our state’s pension fund will continue to be one of the nation’s … marks the fourth time that DiNapoli has lowered the state pension fund’s assumed rate of return as economic and … 6.8%. The median assumed rate of return among state public pension funds is 7.0% as of August 2021, according to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/08/dinapoli-announces-reduction-employer-contribution-rates-retirement-systemDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 20% in Third Quarter
… Local sales tax collections totaled $5.2 billion in the third quarter (July-September of 2021), up $861 … impact growth.” Statewide, every region saw solid growth in sales tax collections during the third quarter compared to … City, the July-September period marked the fifth quarter in a row that county and city sales tax receipts met or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-20-third-quarterDiNapoli: Ex-Lake George Watershed Coalition Director Convicted in Grant Scheme
… the Lake George Watershed Coalition, was convicted today in Warren County Court of two counts of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree and related false filing charges, related …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-ex-lake-george-watershed-coalition-director-convicted-grant-schemeDiNapoli, James and Garnett Announce Sentencing in Straw Donation Scheme
… State Comptroller DiNapoli . "Thanks to our partnership with Attorney General James and the New York City Department … support straw campaign donations. DOI was pleased to work with the state Attorney General and state Comptroller on this … in the Second Degree, a Class A misdemeanor in connection with the case. Gonzalez also pleaded guilty to felony counts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-james-and-garnett-announce-sentencing-straw-donation-schemeDiNapoli Announces Guilty Plea in Town of Crawford Embezzlement Case
… County Court Judge Craig Stephen Brown, to Grand Larceny in the Third Degree and Tampering with Public Records in the First Degree, in connection with the embezzlement of over $21,000 from the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/dinapoli-announces-guilty-plea-town-crawford-embezzlement-caseCompliance With Executive Order 88 – Energy Efficiency in State Buildings
… NY– the Executive’s program for pursuing energy efficiency in certain New York State government buildings while … growth, environmental protection, and energy security in the State. EO 88 is intended to accomplish broader State … State government utility expenses, fostering investment in smart buildings, protecting the environment and public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/30/compliance-executive-order-88-energy-efficiency-state-buildingsDiNapoli: NYS Pension Fund Announces $400 Million in Sustainable Investments
… creates opportunities for the state pension fund to invest in the companies and funds that are best positioned for the … we announced today aim to take advantage of the growth in climate investing and to strengthen our portfolio for the … a European investment fund that will focus on investments in renewable assets including onshore and offshore wind and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/04/dinapoli-nys-pension-fund-announces-400-million-sustainable-investmentsDiNapoli: Tax Revenues in February $758 Million Over Budget Projections
… through February were $758.4 million higher than forecast in the most recent Division of the Budget (DOB) update to the … DiNapoli said. “While these resources will be helpful in the state’s ongoing recovery effort, it is important to … and think long-term, as challenges remain.” Tax revenues in the month of February totaled $7 billion, $1.8 billion …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/03/dinapoli-tax-revenues-february-758-million-over-budget-projectionsDiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Jump 49.2 Percent in Second Quarter
… Sales tax revenue for local governments in New York state rose by 49.2% in the second quarter (April to June 2021) compared to the … the increase largely reflects extremely weak collections in the April to June period of 2020. However, even compared …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-jump-49-point-2-percent-second-quarterDiNapoli: Local Tax Cap Will Be Two Percent in 2022
… tax levy growth will be limited to 2% for a third time in four years for local governments with calendar fiscal … first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to the lesser of … Dec. 31) had their levy growth capped at that amount. In 2021, the allowable levy growth was 1.56%. The Office of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/07/dinapoli-local-tax-cap-will-be-two-percent-2022NYC Surplus Projected to Reach $550 Million in FY 2020
… but the city should continue to increase its reserves and look for opportunities for savings.” The city intends to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/12/nyc-surplus-projected-reach-550-million-fy-2020Minds in Motion, Inc. – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Objective To determine whether the costs reported by Minds in Motion, Inc. (MIM) on its Consolidated Fiscal Reports … for-profit special education provider located in Newburgh. MIM provides preschool special education … the fiscal year ended June 30, 2015, MIM reported $571,094 in reimbursable costs for the one rate-based preschool …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/31/minds-motion-inc-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualHomeless Outreach Services in the New York City Subway System
… and monitoring controls over homeless outreach services in the New York City subway system and whether they have met their goal in reducing the number of homeless individuals in the subway system through placements. The audit covers the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/01/16/homeless-outreach-services-new-york-city-subway-systemOversight of Resident Care-Related Medical Equipment in Nursing Homes (Follow-Up)
… of implementation of the three recommendations included in our initial audit report Oversight of Resident Care-Related Medical Equipment in Nursing Homes (Report 2016-S-80 ). About the Program … medical equipment. The Department oversees nursing homes in the State through its Division of Nursing Homes and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/11/18/oversight-resident-care-related-medical-equipment-nursing-homes-followDiNapoli: Outreach Failure Contributes to Rise in Subway Homeless Population
… the subway homeless population, the homeless situation in the subways has grown significantly worse, in part because the city’s Department of Homeless Services … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Homeless outreach in the subway has been so shoddy and with so little oversight …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-outreach-failure-contributes-rise-subway-homeless-populationNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Selected Economic Trends Job Losses Are Concentrated in Lower-Paid Sectors Six months into the COVID-19 recession, New Yorkers working in lower-paid sectors continue to suffer a disproportionate … share of job losses statewide and especially in New York City. Among the nearly 1.3 million net jobs the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-30-2020DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.8 Percent in August
… Local government sales tax revenue declined by 7.8 percent in August compared to the same period last year, according to … billion for counties and cities, or $111 million less than in August 2019. This drop in revenue is similar to the decline in July of 8.2 percent, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-down-78-percent-augustNew York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… will happen to their household within the next two months. In addition, one-third said that it has been somewhat … canceled or changed significantly. Layoffs and Discharges in the Northeast Are at Pre-Pandemic Levels New data from the … of Labor Statistics (BLS) highlight the ongoing churn in employment during the COVID-19 era. The Northeast Region …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-16-2020New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… of New York State small businesses received assistance in recent months through the federal government’s Paycheck … survey data for the week ending June 27. $38.2 billion in PPP loans were approved for New York applicants through … provide guidance to lenders about prioritizing borrowers in underserved and rural markets, those borrowers, including …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-august-5-2020New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… billion from March 1 through July 17, with steep increases in payments following the onset of the pandemic. In the most recent weeks for which data are available, … during the first half of July added $5.7 billion to those in the preceding months shown in the nearby chart. By …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-july-22-2020