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DiNapoli: Tax Cap Remains Below One Percent in 2017

Property tax levy growth for local governments will be capped at 068 percent for 2017 decreasing slightly from 2016 when it was 073 percent according to State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-remains-below-one-percent-2017

DiNapoli: Town Clerk Pleads Guilty in Brazen Public Theft

… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced the guilty plea of former Bennington Town Clerk Tina Metz in a string of thefts that intensified even after DiNapoli’s office … official misconduct. She was ordered to pay restitution of $33,189 for the money she stole from town fees and tax …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-town-clerk-pleads-guilty-brazen-public-theft

DiNapoli: Numbers of Homeless Population Doubled in New York

… has grown sharply, more than doubling between January 2022 and January 2024, according to a report released today by New … of the nation. The large spike was driven by New York City and the influx of asylum seekers, but the rest of the state also had double- and triple-digit rate increases, led by Glens Falls, Saratoga …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-numbers-homeless-population-doubled-new-york

State Contract and Payment Actions in July and August

… $313.5 million with Cashless Tolling Constructors LLC for phase 4 of the I-81 Viaduct project in Onondaga County. … Education Department $747.2 million in excess cost aid to 666 school districts for school-aged special education …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/state-contract-and-payment-actions-july-and-august

DiNapoli: Nearly 1 in 3 Students Were Chronically Absent From School

… A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli details how chronic absenteeism rates among New York public and charter school students increased sharply … reason, excused, unexcused, or for disciplinary reasons. New York state excludes suspensions and extended medical …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-nearly-1-3-students-were-chronically-absent-school

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3.8% in August

… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 3.8% in August compared to the same month in 2023, according to data released today by … Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 38 in August compared to the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-3-point-8-percent-august

DiNapoli: Small Businesses Generate $950 Billion in New York

… sector generating the highest overall payroll in New York is financial activities. Just over 44,000 firms in this …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-small-businesses-generate-950-billion-new-york

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.3% in October

… $33 million, compared to the same time last year. County and city collections in the rest of the state totaled $884 … are from the cash distributions made to counties and tax-imposing cities by the state Department of Taxation and Finance. The amounts are based on estimates of what each …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-23-october

DiNapoli Announces New $7 Million Investment in Northern Ireland

… in the cream of our entrepreneurial talent will not only underpin the new Belfast we are creating but serve as a …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-announces-new-7-million-investment-northern-ireland

DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Nearly Flat in July

… $9.1 million, compared to the same time last year. County and city collections in the rest of the state totaled $946 … are from the cash distributions made to counties and tax-imposing cities by the state Department of Taxation and Finance. The amounts are based on estimates of what each …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-nearly-flat-july

Selected Aspects of Safety and Security in Subway Facilities

… point intercoms) is not always maintained as required. Only 916 of the required 1,061 preventive maintenances (PMs) …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/08/08/selected-aspects-safety-and-security-subway-facilities

DiNapoli: Millions in NYC Transit Fines and Fees Uncollected

… Two years later, during the week of Feb. 13, 2015, it only made 25 percent of possible calls. TAB stops trying to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-millions-nyc-transit-fines-and-fees-uncollected

DiNapoli: Report Finds Mixed Job Picture in Upstate NY

… noted total upstate employment reached nearly 3.1 million jobs in mid-2008 and declined over the next 19 months, to a … 2016, upstate had regained 79 percent of a total 128,000 jobs lost during and after the recession. Currently, total … at slightly over 3 million, representing 32 percent of all jobs statewide. From the end of the last recession in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-report-finds-mixed-job-picture-upstate-ny

DiNapoli: Help for Vulnerable Adults in NYC Falls Short

… caseworkers responded that staffing was insufficient, and only 22% felt cases were being assigned in a manner that …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-help-vulnerable-adults-nyc-falls-short

Employee Statuses and Changing an Employees Status in PayServ – Payroll Manual

… working, however, they are not separated from state service. An employee on a Leave of Absence is completely … Reason Code to ensure that OSC can apply any benefits or salary considerations the employee may be eligible for upon … to the Attendance and Leave Manuals or Department of Civil Service State Personnel Management Manual (SPMM) , as …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll/payroll-manual/employee-statuses-and-changing-employees-status-payserv

Medicaid Audits Find More Than $500 Million in Waste

… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s audits identified a total of $513 million in improper Medicaid payments and untapped … said. “But New York’s Medicaid program costs billions of dollars annually and the work done by my auditors has … squandered.” The state expects to transition the majority of Medicaid spending, services, and enrollees to managed care …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/medicaid-audits-find-more-500-million-waste

DiNapoli's Auditors Halt $25.3 Million in Suspicious Tax Refunds

… being paid so far in 2015. DiNapoli's office has audited and approved 5.1 million state refunds totaling $4.7 billion. … to expose tax cheats.” DiNapoli said. “As refund fraud and identity theft increases, my office is working to ensure that only legitimate refunds are paid and that honest New Yorkers are getting a fair deal.” …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/04/dinapolis-auditors-halt-253-million-suspicious-tax-refunds

DiNapoli Releases Guide to Federal Funding in New York

… continued uncertainty in Washington over potential cuts for states, including funds for Medicaid and other health programs, education, social … by major funding streams and functions, including grants for various Medicaid programs, clean water, and children’s …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-releases-guide-federal-funding-new-york