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Mental Health Education, Supports, and Services in Schools
… New York City Department of Education (DOE) is providing mental health instruction to students as required by law. In … extent to which DOE proactively ensures schools have the mental health supports and services they need, including mental health awareness training for school staff. Our audit …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/08/18/mental-health-education-supports-and-services-schoolsDistribution of Utility Arrears in New York State
… relief on these liabilities. More recently, the Public Service Commission (PSC) has established a program to provide … customer arrears reported by the State’s largest electric and gas utilities. These utilities are investor … territories. Two of these utilities, New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) and National Grid Upstate (Grid U), …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/distribution-utility-arrears-new-york-stateDiNapoli: MTA Faces Worst Financial Crisis in History
… The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is facing the greatest crisis in its long history, with few … on the MTA’s finances . “The MTA’s financial condition is dire,” DiNapoli said. “With ridership down, debt burden … from. More than a reliable subway or commuter train ride is at stake. Washington needs to step up to help the MTA if …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/10/dinapoli-mta-faces-worst-financial-crisis-historyDiNapoli: 33 School Districts Reported in Fiscal Stress
… The report also noted that the Southern Tier was the only region with a decrease from the previous school fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-33-school-districts-reported-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew in 2025
… to 2019 period of recovery following the Great Recession and before the pandemic. “Local sales tax growth ticked up … tourism, including record average nightly hotel rates and solid Broadway attendance. Aggregate county collections … growth at 11.8%, followed by Yates (11%), Hamilton (10.9%) and Delaware (10.7%). Sullivan experienced the steepest …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-2025Local Sales Taxes Surge 49.2 Percent in April-June 2021 Over Same Quarter in 2020: Statewide Collections Strong Even Compared to Pre-Pandemic Period
Local sales tax collections in New York State grew by 49.2 percent, or just over $1.6 billion, in the second quarter of 2021 compared to the same period last year, a dramatic increase from last year’s weak collections during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-taxes-surge-in-april-june-2021.pdfGrowth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline
Growth in Local Sales Tax Collections Slows to 2.4 Percent in First Half of 2014; Long Island and Southern Tier Collections Decline
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/localsalestaxcollections0714.pdfDiNapoli and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso Op-Ed: New York Mothers Should Not Be Dying in Childbirth in 2025
… maternal death. According to a DOH survey in 2023, only 5% of birthing hospitals had implemented a standard …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-and-brooklyn-borough-president-antonio-reynoso-op-ed-new-york-mothers-should-not-be-dyingDiNapoli Audit Finds Hundreds of Millions of Dollars in Medicaid Payments Went to Providers Not Enrolled in the Program
… managed care organizations made as much as $1.5 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did not appear to be enrolled in Medicaid. Generally, under federal and state law providers … managed care organizations made as much as $15 billion in improper and questionable payments to providers who did …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-audit-finds-hundreds-millions-dollars-medicaid-payments-went-providers-not-enrolled-programTrouble Ahead: Managing Your Budget in Times of Fiscal Stress
managingbudget lgmg local government management guide Trouble Ahead: Managing Your Budget in Times of Fiscal Stress
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/managingbudget.pdfFishing, Hunting and Trapping in New York State, December 2015
New York offers a wide variety of sporting opportunities for the almost two million men and women who hunt, fish and trap in the State.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-hunting-fishing-2015.pdfProfile of Nonprofit Organizations in New York State, December 2016
Nonprofit organizations provide a variety of services to New Yorkers in a wide range of areas including health care, social services, education, and the arts.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-nonprofit-2016.pdfUnfinished Business: Fiscal Reform in New York State, May 2016
New York State has taken important steps to improve its budget practices and financial condition over the past decade, but much work remains to be done.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/budget/pdf/budget-fiscal-reform-2016.pdfLocally Grown: Farm-to-School Programs in New York State, October 2016
Farm-to-school programs promote the use of fresh, locally sourced foods inschool meals.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/education-farm-to-school-2016.pdfCurrent Trends in the New York City Economy - September 2004
Employment is increasing, commercial real estate markets are improving, and the residential real estate market is continuing to boom.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-6-2005.pdf“Unwinding” Continuous Enrollment in Medicaid Presents Coverage and Financial Risks
Increased enrollment in Medicaid is a key reason New York has one of the lowest rates of uninsured individuals in the nation (4.9 percent in 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau).
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/medicaid-unwinding-financial-plan-risk.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Increased by 4.2 Percent in 2023
Overall growth moderates after increasing by double digits in the prior two years.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2023-sales-tax-annual-report.pdfInactivate Position Pool on the Department Budget Table in PayServ
Inactivate Position Pool on the Department Budget Table in PayServ
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/payroll/pdf/1403att6.pdfOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools (Follow-Up) (2023-F-21)
To determine the extent of implementation of the two recommendations included in our initial audit report, Oversight of Mental Health Education in Schools.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2023-23f21.pdfNew Yorkers in Need: Food Insecurity and Nutritional Assistance Programs
Approximately one in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced food insecurity from 2019 to 2021, and an increasing number say they face food insufficiency since summer 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/new-yorkers-in-need-food-insecurity.pdf