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New York’s Economy and Finances in the COVID-19 Era
… Budget: Budgeting in a Time of Crisis Subscribe for Latest News and Updates … While New York State has regained more …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/covid-19-september-2-2020DiNapoli: Rural Counties Face Shortage of Health Professionals
… A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli examined healthcare professional shortages in 16 rural counties in New York state and found alarming shortfalls in … no pediatricians or OBGYN doctors at all. The shortage of mental health practitioners in New York’s rural counties …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/08/dinapoli-rural-counties-face-shortage-health-professionalsCity of Little Falls – Financial Condition Audit Follow-Up (2021M-54-F)
… report – pdf ] [ read complete 2021 report – pdf ] Purpose of Audit The purpose of our review was to assess the City of Little Falls’ (City’s) progress, as of March 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in June 2021. Background The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/city/2024/07/03/city-little-falls-financial-condition-audit-follow-2021m-54-fLocal Sales Tax Collections Increase by 1.6 Percent in the First Quarter of 2024
Marks the Lowest Rate of Quarterly Year-Over-Year Growth in Three Years.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2024-sales-tax-first-quarter.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Grew Over 12 Percent in the Second Quarter of 2022
Local government sales tax collections in New York State totaled over $5.5 billion in the second quarter of 2022, an increase of 12.2 percent, or nearly $604 million, compared to the same quarter last year. April and May collections grew by 15.7 percent and 16.7 percent, respectively, while June inc
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-collections-grew-over-12-percent-in-second-quarter-of-2022.pdfThe Construction Industry in New York City: Recent Trends and Impact of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic brought a halt to the growth of the construction industry nationwide which, prior to the pandemic, had been growing strongly. This was especially true in New York State and New York City.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/osdc/pdf/report-3-2021.pdfA Question of Balance: Gaming Revenues and Problem Gambling in New York State, November 2020
A Question of Balance Gaming Revenues and Problem Gambling in New York State, November 2020
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/gaming-report.pdfLocal Sales Tax Growth Strong in First Quarter of 2020 Prior to Global Pandemic
New York State local sales tax collections in the first quarter (January-March) of 2020 totaled $4.4 billion.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/local-sales-tax-growth-strong-first-quarter-2020-prior-to-global-pandemic.pdfLocal Sales Tax Collections Increased by 1.4 Percent in the Third Quarter of 2024
Marks the lowest quarterly year-over-year increase following the pandemic-induced declines.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2024-sales-tax-third-quarter.pdfOversight of Career and Technical Education Programs in New York State Schools (2019-S-29)
To determine whether current State Education Department (Department) career and technical education activities are sufficient to meet high-demand, high-growth, and high-salary job market needs; and what the Department, school districts, and Boards of Cooperative Educational Services can do to ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2021-19s29.pdfPreventing Inappropriate and Excessive Costs in the New York State Health Insurance Program (2016-D-1)
A Summary of Audits Identifying Out-of-Network Providers Engaged in Routine Waiving ...
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2018-16d1_1.pdfDiNapoli: Former Pulteney Fire District Treasurer Sentenced in $6,800 Theft of Fire District Funds
… 45, of Hammondsport, was sentenced by Steuben County Court Judge Marianne Furfure. As treasurer, Stone was the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-former-pulteney-fire-district-treasurer-sentenced-6800-theft-fire-district-fundsDiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
The state Department of Health inappropriately paid more than 29000 pharmacy claims worth nearly $1 million over a 27month period for thousands of Medicaid recipients whose benefits were already covered by managed care plans according to an audit released today by State Comptroller DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-programComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Indictment of Former Highway Superintendent in Public Corruption Case
… and investigators from my office will continue to partner with Attorney General Schneiderman and law enforcement to … purchased for Burlew’s personal use. Burlew is charged with one count of Grand Larceny in the Second Degree, a Class … of the Public Integrity Bureau is prosecuting the case, with support from Deputy Bureau Chief Stacy Aronowitz, Bureau …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-indictment-former-highway-superintendent-publicMedicaid Program – Administrative Costs Used in Premium Rate Setting of Mainstream Managed Care Organizations
… Purpose To determine whether mainstream managed care organizations (MCOs) are submitting accurate administrative costs to the Department of Health (Department) and whether the Department is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/09/13/medicaid-program-administrative-costs-used-premium-rate-setting-mainstream-managed-careDiNapoli: OTDA Needs to Improve Oversight of Services Provided to Those in Homeless Shelters
… The state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) needs to improve its oversight of local … Assistance is not doing enough to ensure local social service offices and other providers are providing them with … in a needs assessment and the development of an Individual Living Plan (ILP), administered by the Local District or a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-otda-needs-improve-oversight-services-provided-those-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: Temporary Federal Spending Drives Up NY’s National Ranking in States’ Balance of Payments
… capita ranking in the federal balance of payments from 49 th in 2019 to 30 th in Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2021, according to a report … loan costs from payment waivers; and $256 per capita for Restaurant Revitalization and Shuttered Venues Operations. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-temporary-federal-spending-drives-nys-national-ranking-states-balance-paymentsDiNapoli: Audit Shows Former Highway Superintendent Took Taxpayers for a Ride in Town of Erin
… he purchased parts for equipment that the town did not even own such as forklift tires, an engine block and … the fraud went undetected because the town board did not establish an adequate system of internal controls over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-audit-shows-former-highway-superintendent-took-taxpayers-ride-town-erinDiNapoli: Taxpayers Moving Out of State Spiked in 2020, Led by Those Leaving NYC
… other parts of the state, and would have been greater if not for a total net loss of 761 taxpayers who left New York. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/12/dinapoli-taxpayers-moving-out-state-spiked-2020-led-those-leaving-nycDiNapoli Announces Review of State Health Department's Progress in Addressing Nursing Home Pandemic Failures
… not adequately protected. Now, a year later, my office is initiating a follow-up review of the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-announces-review-state-health-departments-progress-addressing-nursing-home-pandemic-failures