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DiNapoli: New York Sending More Tax Dollars to Federal Government Than it Gets Back
… New York State received 84 cents for every dollar it sent in taxes to the federal government … $55 billion in Social Security payments, $47 billion for Medicare and more than $46 billion for Medicaid and other … 2016. By far the largest category of federal expenditures is direct payments to or on behalf of individuals, which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-new-york-sending-more-tax-dollars-federal-government-it-gets-backDiNapoli Highlights Investment in Rochester Region Through State Pension Fund
… portfolio of public and private equities, fixed income, real estate and alternative instruments. About … Partners is an independent investment firm focused on middle market private equity and mezzanine investments in the … portfolio consists of more than 20 companies in a broad range of industry sectors and businesses. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-highlights-investment-rochester-region-through-state-pension-fundState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… auditors identified $253,494 in ineligible costs that the school claimed for state reimbursement including $122,966 in … of teacher aides/assistants. State Education Department: School for Language and Communication Development: Compliance … 2015, auditors identified $38,741 in ineligible costs the school reported for state reimbursement. The ineligible costs …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsSelected Aspects of Leasing Practices for Real Estate Services Department and Port Commerce
… network. These facilities include America’s busiest airport system, marine terminals and ports, the Port … by volume in the United States. Aviation – manages five airport facilities within the region that serve as vital … PANYNJ leases. For instance, multiple leases at Stewart Airport were not reflected in either system. In one case in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/05/16/selected-aspects-leasing-practices-real-estate-services-department-and-port-commerceOversight of Nurse Licensing
… Department): independently verifies information submitted by nursing license applicants; monitors nurses once they are … (involving complaints that pose a substantial danger to public health and safety) should be completed … Department independently verifies information submitted by nursing license applicants monitors nurses once they are …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/29/oversight-nurse-licensingDiNapoli: State Missing Nearly $2.4 Million in Uncollected Tolls
… prepare cost-benefit analysis, and establish a completion date for the transition. The agency replied it agreed with …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/07/dinapoli-state-missing-nearly-24-million-uncollected-tollsDiNapoli: MTA's Plan to Pull Trash Cans Didn't Make Stations Cleaner
… trash cans from eight more stations in September 2012, two per borough. Again, it didn't check whether it resulted … 2014 and found notices posted at three stations but at two other stations they were posted where riders couldn't … revisited 18 of the stations in March and April 2015, two of them still did not have signs posted. Recommendations …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/09/dinapoli-mtas-plan-pull-trash-cans-didnt-make-stations-cleanerDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions For March 2014
… Tournament Corp. to host the 2019 PGA Championship and the 2024 Ryder Cup at Bethpage State Park. Superstorm Sandy … Approved an $865,000 OTDA contract to Make the Road NY to provide legal services in Staten Island with a focus on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/04/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-march-2014Audit of ESDC Finds Few Measurable Results for $211 Million State Advertising Contract
… ESDC got the advertising services it paid for, at a fair price, they found ESDC was not able to effectively quantify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/05/audit-esdc-finds-few-measurable-results-211-million-state-advertising-contractDiNapoli Op-Ed in the NY Daily News Cautions NYC Leaders to Prepare for Challenging Fiscal Times Ahead
… future is problematic. We still don’t know the shape of the economic recovery and what it holds for the city’s quality of life, economic competitiveness and real estate markets … of Fiscal Year 2021. The city even reasoned that it might need to borrow to maintain basic services, a fiscal last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-op-ed-ny-daily-news-cautions-nyc-leaders-prepare-challenging-fiscal-times-aheadDiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Oversight of Child Care Grants
… stabilize their operations and retain their employees, in 2021 the American Rescue Plan Act and the Coronavirus … provided federal grants that OCFS administered locally. "In response to the detrimental impact of the pandemic on the … and Family Services.” OCFS received over $1.4 billion in aid from the federal government to support child care …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-oversight-child-care-grantsChild Care Stabilization Grants
… put a spotlight on the critical role child care plays in supporting children, families, businesses, and the economy … is largely underpaid for skilled and valuable work. In response to the urgent need in the child care sector, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/07/child-care-stabilization-grantsEfforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms
… tunnels that interconnect parts of New York City. Created in 1933, TBTA serves more than 310 million vehicles per year … more traffic than any other bridge or tunnel authority in the nation. Toll revenues from TBTA help subsidize MTA’s … operating revenue for 2016 was approximately $1.9 billion. In November 2012, TBTA implemented the All Electronic Tolling …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/07/11/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firmsDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Questionable Financial Decisions, Lack of Transparency in Hempstead School District
… myriad of systemic problems, including more than $453,000 in inappropriate or questionable staff payments and … excluding the public from board deliberations. “Actions in the Hempstead school district demonstrate a neglect of … to act immediately and address the issues contained in this report.” DiNapoli’s office found a number of payments …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-audit-reveals-questionable-financial-decisions-lack-transparency-hempstead-school-districtDiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for November 2014
… number and types of contracts and payments entered into by the state. This builds on his commitment to added … The easy-to-use website was created by Comptroller DiNapoli to promote openness in government and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-november-2014Opinion 91-64
… regarding transportation contracts which were let by a school district during the 1989-1990 school year. It appears that in several instances a number of … You have asked us to review the practice of the school district as well as the aforementioned opinion of this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-64Opinion 2001-5
… discussed in the opinion. FIRE DISTRICTS -- Appropriations and Expenditures (authority to offer rewards) -- Powers and Duties (authority to offer rewards) TOWN LAW §176(31); … of up to $1,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of individuals for felonies and misdemeanors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2001-5DiNapoli Announces State Contract & Payment Actions for September 2014
… Webster LLC for legal services related to the state Board of Elections’ implementation of public campaign …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/10/dinapoli-announces-state-contract-payment-actions-september-2014DiNapoli Audit Highlights Need for Better Compliance with School Violence Reporting Law
… its enforcement of the Safe Schools Against Violence in Education Act (SAVE Act) after a state audit found schools … today. “The SAVE Act was passed by the state Legislature in 2000 to boost school safety and address violence in our … designate schools on the 2014-15 persistently dangerous list. While SED has used this data in the past to identify …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audit-highlights-need-better-compliance-school-violence-reporting-lawMonitoring of Not-for-Profit Cemeteries for Fiscal Stability and Adequate Facility Maintenance
… maintenance, and preservation of burial grounds for all not-for-profit cemetery corporations (cemeteries) in … disrepair or insolvency. When a not-for-profit cemetery is abandoned, either due to fiscal issues or simply because … and a Permanent Maintenance Fund, the principal of which is to be held in trust for future maintenance and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/07/11/monitoring-not-profit-cemeteries-fiscal-stability-and-adequate-facility-maintenance