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Availability, Access and Affordability: Understanding Broadband Challenges in New York State
… mile” broadband services. More troubling is that more than 1 million New York households do not have access or a … of the population with broadband available at home. 5 Importantly, at least one provider offering broadband of at … gains in recent years. According to the FCC, 61.5 percent of the population in rural areas had broadband …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… announced today that three employees of the Syracuse City School District’s after-school Twilight Program were arrested … graduate from high school,” DiNapoli said. “Instead, these educators helped themselves by allegedly tricking the … engaged in a scheme to regularly leave their jobs at the program early, and to submit false time sheets that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeOpioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program (Follow-Up)
… included in our initial audit report, Opioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program … opioid medications and counseling and behavioral therapies for people diagnosed with an opioid use disorder. The State … prescription drug use, known as the Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing (I-STOP), which contains …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/07/opioid-prescriptions-medicaid-recipients-opioid-treatment-program-followDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… of the state Department of Health’s (DOH) oversight of the Medicaid program. The audits identified approximately $790 … million in savings from eliminating unnecessary payments and collecting rebates from drug makers. “New York state faces a projected budget gap of $6 billion for the coming fiscal year, in part because of higher …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueDiNapoli: Audits Reveal Millions in Lost Revenue for Local Water Systems
… estimate local governments are losing millions of dollars in revenue due to water loss, inaccurate meters or improper … estimated that fixes could yield as much as $2.2 million in savings. More often than not, water loss is caused by leaks from broken or aging underground pipes. In some cases, however, auditors found inaccurate meters or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/10/dinapoli-audits-reveal-millions-lost-revenue-local-water-systemsDiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… In spring 2020, only 85.2% of students attended online classes, compared to in-person attendance of between …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapDiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… timelines to allow the state to better assess its progress in meeting its renewable energy goals.” ORES was created in 2020 to streamline and expedite the environmental review … majority of time being spent on the permit application. On average, the permit application took most projects three …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysDiNapoli: ESD Falls Short in Reporting Results of Economic Development Programs
… said. "We need better reporting to ensure transparency in economic development spending and to promote an informed … on the return of the investments state taxpayers make in these programs." Under various state laws and regulations, … programs vary and some of the requirements are specified in the legislation that established each program. Auditors …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-esd-falls-short-reporting-results-economic-development-programsDiNapoli Statement on Special Education Provider Guilty Plea in Federal Court
… statement on the guilty plea to mail fraud in federal court by Cheon Park, the owner of Bilingual SEIT & Preschool … education providers in this $1.4 billion program by March 31, 2018. … New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/03/dinapoli-statement-special-education-provider-guilty-plea-federal-courtDiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… bottom lines, but can increase employees’ income levels and improve their retirement security. “Employee ownership … improve company performance, increase employees’ morale and strengthen their financial and retirement security,” … to the employees who helped build the company, and provide opportunities for workers and the communities they live in. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-new-yorks-employee-stock-ownership-plans-lead-nation-assetsDiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… The total cost of overtime in 2021 reached an all-time high at more than $924 million, up … of the pandemic, overtime costs set a new record in 2021,” said DiNapoli. “While the pandemic does not appear to … hiring stalled, and the workforce declined more sharply in 2021 than in the prior decade. The state needs to continue to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021DiNapoli: New York City's Immigrant Population Playing Increased Role in Economy
… accounted for $257 billion in economic activity in New York City in 2013, nearly one-third of the city’s total … output and nearly twice the level in 2000, according to a new report issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/11/dinapoli-new-york-citys-immigrant-population-playing-increased-role-economyDiNapoli: Syosset Man Sentenced for Role in $12 Million Ponzi Scheme
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. … sentenced today to up to ten-and-a-half years in prison for his role in a $12 million Ponzi scheme that targeted … client that the investment was safe, had no risk, and the principal would be returned after a two-year waiting period …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeLocal Sales Tax Collections up 10.2% in Third Quarter of 2022
… Local government sales tax collections grew by 10.2% in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last year, mostly driven … Several of the city’s major service industries, including restaurants, as well as arts, entertainment and recreation …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/local-sales-tax-collections-up-10-point-2-percent-in-third-quarter-2022DiNapoli Op-Ed in City & State: NY ABLE Celebrates Seven Year Anniversary
… these individuals depend on a variety of public benefits for income or to pay for health care, food or housing costs. To qualify for these benefits, such as Supplemental Security Income and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-op-ed-city-state-ny-able-celebrates-seven-year-anniversaryDiNapoli: Ithaca Woman Charged With Stealing Nearly $70,000 in Pension Payments
… of Sharon Collins, 73, of Ithaca, New York yesterday for allegedly stealing $69,481 in state pension payments meant for her deceased husband. “Sharon Collins allegedly took … District Attorney Van Houten and the New York State Police for their work on this case.” “I commend the efforts of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-ithaca-woman-charged-stealing-nearly-70000-pension-paymentsAdult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenue and Retail Dispensaries in New York State
… in that region. The Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) maintains a list of operational adult use cannabis …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/adult-use-cannabis-tax-revenue-and-retail-dispensaries-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… legal services, but better monitoring of social services offices and service providers by OTDA, along with better data … to be more hesitant or not pursue assistance. Under state law, OTDA and Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingDiNapoli: Women in New York Still Earn Far Less Than Men
… Women in New York earned 87 cents on the dollar compared to men in 2023, … earned, compared to 67 cents for women with less than a high school diploma. Among occupational groups, New York’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-women-new-york-still-earn-far-less-menDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… were impacted more severely than those throughout the rest of the state during the entire year. Because the city was hit … the second quarter, compared to 19 percent for the rest of the state, and double-digit declines continued in the … depend heavily on sales taxes as a major source of revenue, but as New Yorkers stayed home and bought less in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020