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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 … by the 2009 federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to expand availability and adoption of broadband. … In December 2020, the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021, which included the $900 billion COVID-19 relief …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/availability-access-and-affordability-understanding-broadband-challenges-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Audits Reveal Millions in Lost Revenue for Local Water Systems
… aren't addressed, the issues plaguing water systems will only get worse." Of the audits, 22 pointed to water loss as …
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
… and in the spring of 2021, particularly among remote-only students, suggest these impacts disproportionately … and enrollment fell significantly. In spring 2020, only 85.2% of students attended online classes, compared to … 4.9% in school year 2020-2021, and the city expects only half of students to return. DiNapoli made several …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… for the school year ending on June 30, 2020. “This is a time of unprecedented uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic … school district operations and finances,” DiNapoli said. “I urge school district leaders to closely monitor their … position,” meaning there may not be enough cash on hand to cover operating costs. Almost half have a new or increased …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-some-level-fiscal-stressDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Declined 10 Percent in 2020
… areas were beginning to see growth. “This report shows how deeply the COVID-19 pandemic cut into municipal … shortfalls. New York’s localities need federal aid to help get through this crisis.” Before the COVID-19 pandemic swept … Monthly Local Sales Tax Collections by Region Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020DiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released a report today that explains how employee ownership models, which give workers a stake in the companies that employ them, not only help stabilize companies’ bottom … State Comptroller DiNapoli released a report that explains how employee ownership models which give …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-new-yorks-employee-stock-ownership-plans-lead-nation-assetsLocal 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 … Local government sales tax collections grew by 102 in the third quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/local-sales-tax-collections-up-10-point-2-percent-in-third-quarter-2022DiNapoli: Former Long Island School Official Pleads Guilty in Kickback Scheme
… New York; and Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly. “Gardner exploited her position and … Attorney Breon Peace, Nassau County District Attorney Anne Donnelly, the FBI, the IRS and the Inspectors General …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/11/dinapoli-former-long-island-school-official-pleads-guilty-kickback-schemeDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… government collections in 2020 (January - November) are down $1.7 billion (10.1 percent) compared to the same period … vaccine.” Regionally, November sales tax collections were down across the board, ranging from a decline of 3.6 percent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberOverlap, Duplication, Gaps, and/or Fragmentation in Workforce Development Programs and Services
… Objectives To determine what workforce development programs and services State agencies and public authorities … duplication, gaps, and/or fragmentation among these programs and services. The audit covers the period July 2018 … contracted providers, delivers workforce development (WFD) programs and services that seek to address current and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/19/overlap-duplication-gaps-andor-fragmentation-workforce-development-programs-and-servicesDiNapoli: Three Syracuse School District Employees Charged With Fraud in Scheme
… New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Onondaga County … after-school Twilight Program were arrested for engaging in several schemes to defraud the program following a joint … by filing a complaint online at https://www.osc.state.ny.us/investigations , or by mailing a complaint to: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/dinapoli-three-syracuse-school-district-employees-charged-fraud-schemeDiNapoli: 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 … 19.95 million overtime hours worked, or an increase of 4.3%, according to a report released today by State … have increased by 38% since 2012, while the number of employees has declined by more than 10% at 10 major …
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 … accounted for $257 billion in economic activity in New York City in 2013 nearly onethird of the citys total …
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
… of the money in January 2017 but received a payment of only $26,699. At that time, Eckstein claimed that Conmac …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-syosset-man-sentenced-role-12-million-ponzi-schemeDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by Nearly 17% in May
… $242 million from May of last year. “Sales tax collections for most local governments were quite strong in May, as consumers continued to face higher prices for goods and services in the state,” DiNapoli said. … tax, the City of Oneida came in at the highest at 30.9%. Monthly sales tax distributions made to counties and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-nearly-17-mayDiNapoli: New York Ranks Last in Balance of Payments With Washington
… New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it gets back from Washington, according to a report … New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it gets back from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Decline 5.2 Percent in October
… local government collections in 2020 (January-October) are down nearly $1.6 billion (10.4 percent) compared to the same … counties. On a regional basis, sales tax collections were down across the board, ranging from a decline of 2 percent in … dropped 9.5 percent in the July-September quarter, down $452 million from collections in the same quarter of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-decline-52-percent-octoberOpioid Prescriptions for Medicaid Recipients in an Opioid Treatment Program (Follow-Up)
… and also found that care coordination occurred for only 59 of the 1,065 prescriptions (6 percent). We …
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
… in payments on behalf of 1,250 recipients who either were only eligible for partial Medicaid benefits or did not have …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueAdult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenue and Retail Dispensaries in New York State
… the State Comptroller (OSC) has developed an interactive map (see below) that displays the total amount of AUC tax …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/adult-use-cannabis-tax-revenue-and-retail-dispensaries-new-york-state