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Comptroller DiNapoli: IDA-Issued Tax Breaks Continue to Climb
… reported providing $751 million in net tax exemptions for local economic development efforts in 2017, up more than … 109 active IDAs. Through 2017, downstate areas accounted for 51 percent of the nearly 200,000 total net jobs gained … rest of the state with 57 percent of the total. “The need for close scrutiny of economic development efforts has never …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/05/comptroller-dinapoli-ida-issued-tax-breaks-continue-climbDiNapoli: Former Hempstead School District Official Pleads Guilty to Credit Card Fraud
… Federal Bureau of Investigation, New York Field Office (FBI) and Madeline Singas, District Attorney, Nassau … themselves will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” stated United States Attorney Donoghue. Mr. Donoghue … Long Island Criminal Division. Assistant United States Attorneys Charles P. Kelly and Madeline O’Connor and Special …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/09/dinapoli-former-hempstead-school-district-official-pleads-guilty-credit-card-fraudDiNapoli: Needles, Birth Control Go Missing From NYC School Health Centers
… (DOH) found that medications and potentially hazardous medical supplies were unaccounted for at its School-Based … inventories of medications and potentially hazardous medical supplies at School-Based Health Centers,” DiNapoli … said. “We found too many instances of medication and medical supplies that were missing and that has to be …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/01/dinapoli-needles-birth-control-go-missing-nyc-school-health-centersComptroller DiNapoli's Office Releases State Revenue Forecast
… and Policy Analysis, providing a state budget revenue forecast, as required by state law. Read the letter: … and Policy Analysis providing a state budget revenue forecast as required by state law …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/comptroller-dinapolis-office-releases-state-revenue-forecastOpinion 88-18
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … on or before June 15th for the preceding period of October 1st through March 31st. The second payment is to be made on … or before December 15th for the preceding period of April 1st through September 30th. As noted, the villages involved …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-18Opinion 88-12
… agreement may contain provisions setting forth a method or formula for equitably providing for and allocating revenues … allocating capital and operation costs. The method or formula may be based on full valuation of real property, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-12Audit Faults Justice Center Records, Raises Questions on Accountability
… The Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs left three … to records and only permitted review of closed cases for abuse and neglect allegations in which charges had been … its records to Disability Rights New York (DRNY), the not-for-profit group designated by federal and state law for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/audit-faults-justice-center-records-raises-questions-accountabilityDiNapoli Op-Ed in Times Union: NY Needs an Independent Commission to Review State's COVID Response
… The Times Union published an op-ed from New York State … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today on the shortcomings of the Olson Group’s COVID-19 report and the need for an … The Times Union published an oped from New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-op-ed-times-union-ny-needs-independent-commission-review-states-covid-responseTransforming Into Construction & Development
… criteria and timelines. They evaluated 29 projects for the 2025–2044 20-Year Needs Assessment. We selected four projects …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/10/22/transforming-construction-developmentDiNapoli: Participation in New York's 30% School Lunch Reimbursement Program Can Be Increased With Improved Administration
… districts at a higher rate if at least 30% of the costs for lunch is spent on eligible New York produced and … 2018, New York enacted an additional state reimbursement for school lunch programs that spend at least 30% of their … The program increases the reimbursement schools receive for lunches from 5.9 cents to 25 cents per meal. Eligible …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/10/dinapoli-participation-new-yorks-30-school-lunch-reimbursement-program-can-be-increased-improvedDiNapoli: City of Kingston Is Addressing Infrastructure and Affordable Housing Needs While Maintaining Fiscal Stability
… dollar to improve economic and community well-being,” said Ulster County Executive Jen Metzger . “As a county … free public transportation, the Kingston Center at SUNY Ulster, urban trails, and more. We feel very fortunate … of the city. The creation of the Kingston Center at SUNY Ulster, which converted an unused elementary school …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-city-kingston-addressing-infrastructure-and-affordable-housing-needs-while-maintainingTemporary Assistance – Federal Funding and New York
… In New York, the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant … and other services, but the largest portion is spent on Temporary Assistance , which is overseen by the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). Benefit amounts …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/temporary-assistanceOpinion 89-27
… -- Equal Protection (different contributions for health insurance for newly-elected county supervisors) INSURANCE -- Health Insurance (different contributions for health insurance for … date be required to contribute a greater amount for health insurance coverage than those supervisors who were in office …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-27Opinion 88-61
… REAL PROPERTY TAXES AND ASSESSMENTS -- Payments (use of certificate of mailing to prove timeliness of) REAL PROPERTY … the burden of proving timely payment by producing a certificate of mailing of the U.S. Postal Service which is … the payment of taxes without penalty. You ask whether a certificate of mailing of the U.S. Postal Service postmarked …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-61Opinion 92-11
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. INSURANCE -- Self-Insurance (transfer from insurance reserve to reserve for property loss and liability claims) MUNICIPAL FUNDS -- Insurance Reserve … Whether a union free school district which maintains an insurance reserve pursuant to General Municipal Law 6n may …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-92-11Opinion 91-62
… J. Dickover, Esq., Village Attorney Village of Greenwood Lake …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-62Opinion 91-40
… collective bargaining agreement. You ask to what extent a city employee is entitled to paid leave if the employee is on … his or her regular work schedule. You also ask whether the city may establish a policy which would require its police … duty, when possible, to minimize the loss of time to the city. Military Law, §242(5) provides as follows: Pay for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-40CUNY Bulletin No. CU-842
… the City University of New York (CUNY) and PSC for the Term of 2023-2027, retroactive raises for 2023 (3.00%) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/payroll-bulletins/city-university-new-york/cu-842-2023-2024-professional-staff-congress-psc-retroactiveState Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Statement on 2026 State of the State Address
… “During today’s State of the State Address, Gov. Hochul outlined her priorities for New Yorkers in 2026, including addressing critical issues like the … During todays State of the State Address Gov Hochul outlined her priorities for New Yorkers in 2026 including addressing critical issues like the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/state-comptroller-thomas-p-dinapoli-statement-2026-state-state-addressDiNapoli: Former City of Dunkirk Festivals Coordinator Indicted on Public Corruption Charges
… themselves, and most of us here in Chautauqua County, live paycheck to paycheck. Every dollar stolen is a dollar …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-former-city-dunkirk-festivals-coordinator-indicted-public-corruption-charges