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DiNapoli Releases Analysis of State Financial Plan
… bolster rainy day reserves significantly, according to a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. However, … the backdrop of uncertainty facing the state, DiNapoli’s report notes that this Financial Plan will be challenging to … continue to update and expand the COVID-19 Relief Program Tracker to support this effort. Monitoring Risks to Economic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-releases-analysis-state-financial-planDiNapoli Analysis Finds Sharp Decline in Homeless Veterans in New York
… largest percentage decline in the nation, according to an analysis by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The share … over a longer period) among veterans. DiNapoli’s analysis also found: Black veterans persistently represent a … the highest share is in Jefferson County, with 13%. Analysis Reductions in Homelessness Among New York’s Veterans …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-analysis-finds-sharp-decline-homeless-veterans-new-yorkDiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings
… City has rebounded from the fiscal challenges it faced last year thanks to better-than-projected revenues and the … city to navigate financial uncertainty.” Strong revenue results allowed the city to reduce its initial cost-cutting … additional deposits to the rainy-day fund in each of the last two fiscal years, inclusive of FY 2024. Adding funds to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savingsDiNapoli: State Must Consider Pros and Cons of Gaming Revenues, Problem Gambling
… from gaming activities and problem gambling. “The lottery generates billions of dollars each year for New … for its budget and for localities through traditional lottery games, video lottery terminals (VLTs), racetrack wagering, casinos, sports …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-state-must-consider-pros-and-cons-gaming-revenues-problem-gamblingDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… Thomas P DiNapoli Novembers sales tax collections totaled $13 billion for local governments statewide $102 million less …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberDiNapoli: NYC Finances Gain Stronger Footing
… but its cumulative budget gaps for the out-years have barely declined, from $12.8 billion in January to $11.6 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-nyc-finances-gain-stronger-footingDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress
… Thirty-one school districts were designated in some level of fiscal stress under New York State … year (SY) ending June 30, 2025, up from 22 districts in fiscal stress the prior year. “In recent years, pandemic-related federal funding as well as … Thirtyone school districts were designated in some level of fiscal stress under New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stressDiNapoli Report Tracks MTA's Shifting Revenue Streams
… shifting. Shedding light on these changes can help riders, toll payers, elected officials, and other MTA stakeholders … of commuting and economic activity, specifically fare and toll revenues and dedicated taxes and fees. Fare and Toll Revenues In the years before the pandemic, fares and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-report-tracks-mtas-shifting-revenue-streamsDiNapoli: End of Continuous Medicaid Enrollment Requirement Poses Risks to State Financial Plan
… Medicaid coverage in March 2023, New York state began the process of redetermining eligibility for every enrolled individual. An analysis by State … found this “unwinding” may not meet projections in the Division of the Budget’s (DOB) Mid-Year Update to the … Medicaid coverage in March 2023 New York state began the process of redetermining eligibility for every enrolled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-end-continuous-medicaid-enrollment-requirement-poses-risks-state-financial-planPhysical and Financial Conditions at Selected Mitchell-Lama Developments
… maintain developments in an economically viable manner, in good physical condition, and in compliance with current … and a commercial tenant (day care) with mouse droppings in classrooms. We found approximately $163,862 in transactions …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2026/01/15/physical-and-financial-conditions-selected-mitchell-lama-developmentsHomelessness Falls Statewide, But Rises in Many New York Regions
… between January 2022 and January 2024, homelessness in New York declined by 7.9 percent in January 2025 to 145,560. … increases in Columbia and Greene Counties, Troy/Rensselaer County and Schenectady. Even with the overall decline in the … Auburn/Onondaga, Oswego, Cayuga Counties CoC 2.8% Wayne, Ontario, Seneca, Yates Counties CoC -5.6% Kingston/Ulster …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/homelessness-falls-statewide-rises-many-new-york-regionsDiNapoli: Fiscal Stress Down Slightly in Villages
… The fiscal stress scores also showed: Seven of the nine regions in the state had at least one village in fiscal stress in 2015; the Finger Lakes and Mohawk Valley regions were the two regions without a village in fiscal … in stress decline from seven in 2013, to four in 2014 and down to two in 2015; Thirteen villages moved out of fiscal …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-fiscal-stress-down-slightly-villagesDiNapoli: State Failed to Block Payments to Providers Supplying Controlled Substances Beyond Legal Limits
… In one instance, DiNapoli’s auditors found that a pharmacy filled two telephone orders for the anti-anxiety drug … on the same day for one recipient. Each order was filled for a 30-day supply even though telephone orders for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/02/dinapoli-state-failed-block-payments-providers-supplying-controlled-substances-beyond-legal-limitsState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Joins Lawmakers in Applauding New Law to Fight Government Waste
… enables the Office of the State Comptroller to implement a modern electronic fraud prevention and protection system …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-joins-lawmakers-applauding-new-law-fight-government-wasteComptroller DiNapoli and AG Schneiderman Announce Sentencing in Theft of Over $274,000 in State Pension Benefits
… was sentenced in Albany County Court to 5 months in jail, $200,000 in restitution and signed a confession of … Judge Peter A. Lynch in Albany County Court to 5 months in jail. In addition to incarceration, Eletz has paid $200,000 … was sentenced in Albany County Court to 5 months in jail $200000 in restitution and signed a confession of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-theft-over-274000-state-pension-benefitsDiNapoli: Audits Find More Than $1 Million of Waste in New York's Medicaid Program
… claims worth nearly $1 million over a 27-month period for thousands of Medicaid recipients whose benefits were … “The state’s Medicaid program, providing health care for millions of New Yorkers, accounts for a huge share of the state budget each year,” DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-audits-find-more-1-million-waste-new-yorks-medicaid-programDiNapoli: Loss of Federal Deductions in Trump Tax Plan Could Hurt New York's Middle Class Taxpayers
… President and Congress would have significant implications for New Yorkers, including the elimination of the more than … State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. "The stakes are high for New Yorkers if these changes are made to the federal tax … on New York." Among proposals with important ramifications for New Yorkers, the White House aims to eliminate itemized …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-loss-federal-deductions-trump-tax-plan-could-hurt-new-yorks-middle-class-taxpayersDiNapoli: Former Mahopac VFD Treasurer Sentenced After $5.6 Million Embezzlement
… among other things, a 37-foot Thunderbird Formula boat; a 29-foot Everglades boat; a 55-foot Neptunus motor yacht named "K’Bam;” a second …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/06/dinapoli-former-mahopac-vfd-treasurer-sentenced-after-56-million-embezzlementDiNapoli Urges New Yorkers To Spend Holiday Gift Cards
… be turned over by retailers to the Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF). In 2024, the office recovered over $21 … gift cards early this new year and remember to check for unclaimed funds . “Tis the season of giving, not losing, so … please spend those gift cards and check to see if you have unclaimed funds,” DiNapoli said. “Many New Yorkers don’t …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-urges-new-yorkers-spend-holiday-gift-cardsComptroller DiNapoli Statement on Elon Musk's Trillion Dollar Pay Proposal & Tesla Board Members
… proposed 2025 pay package and all directors standing for reelection at Tesla Inc.’s Nov. 6, 2025, Annual Meeting. … a public company. These directors must bear responsibility for enabling numerous governance failures that have … proposed 2025 pay package and all directors standing for reelection. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/comptroller-dinapoli-statement-elon-musks-trillion-dollar-pay-proposal-tesla-board-members