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DiNapoli Releases Report on Environmental Funding in New York State
… quality. DEC programs range widely from managing fish and game populations and overseeing the extraction of natural …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-releases-report-environmental-funding-new-york-stateDiNapoli: New York State Fourth Nationwide in Credit Card Debt
… percent above the national average. In 2017, 8.3 percent of credit card debt in New York state was delinquent by 90 days or more, higher than the national average of 7.5 percent. Nevada was the highest at nearly 11 percent. … lead to damaging consequences," DiNapoli said. "Experts say staying within your credit limit, paying bills on time …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-new-york-state-fourth-nationwide-credit-card-debtState Tax Collections Rose $4.9 Billion in Fiscal Year 2017-18
… but recent financial market volatility is a cautionary sign and questions still remain about how federal tax changes … 2016-17. Within that category, estimated payments were up by $2.8 billion or 18.8 percent. Consumption and use taxes rose to $16.7 billion, up $499.4 million or 3.1 percent from the previous year. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/04/state-tax-collections-rose-49-billion-fiscal-year-2017-18DiNapoli: Jury Convicts Councilman Ruben Wills in Public Corruption Scheme
… with Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced the jury conviction of New York City Councilman Ruben Wills … in public campaign funds and state grant money. The jury found Wills guilty of one count of a scheme to defraud … counts of filing a false instrument in the 1st degree. The jury acquitted Wills on a single charge of filing false …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-jury-convicts-councilman-ruben-wills-public-corruption-schemeDiNapoli: Managed Care Companies Wasting Millions in State Medicaid Dollars
… Health (DOH) to provide health services under the state’s Medicaid program, made at least $6.6 million in improper and … contracts with MCOs to coordinate the care for enrolled Medicaid beneficiaries. In exchange, MCOs receive a monthly … payment for each enrollee. In 2014, New York state’s Medicaid claim costs totaled more than $51 billion, of which …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/07/dinapoli-managed-care-companies-wasting-millions-state-medicaid-dollarsMedicaid Program – Improper Medicaid Payments for Recipients in Hospice Care
… hospice care. This audit covered the period January 1, 2013 through December 3, 2017. Background Hospice is a … Medicaid reimburses hospice organizations an all-inclusive daily rate that covers all hospice services. From January 1, … nursing, that were not allowed in combination with the daily hospice rate; $2.4 million was paid to non-hospice …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/12/11/medicaid-program-improper-medicaid-payments-recipients-hospice-careDiNapoli: Former Wallkill Fire District Chair Sentence in $240,000 Theft
… Former Wallkill Fire District board chair Michael Denardo was sentenced today in Ulster County Court … to justice and helping us recoup the stolen funds.” Michael Denardo, 39, of Wallkill, was sentenced to 2 1/3 to 7 … Former Wallkill Fire District board chair Michael Denardo was sentenced today in Ulster County Court …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-former-wallkill-fire-district-chair-sentence-240000-theftDiNapoli Highlights Investment in Rochester Region Through State Pension Fund
… manufacturing firm, to highlight an investment made by the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) In-State … In-State Private Equity Program helps companies thrive in New York while keeping the state pension fund diversified and … the Fund with 18 private equity managers to invest in New York-based companies. The program generates market rate …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-highlights-investment-rochester-region-through-state-pension-fundDiNapoli: Comprehensive Planning Needed for Billions in State Infrastructure Spending
… updated every two years. This process could also include local assets which receive a significant amount of state funding. Among other tasks, the council would be charged with … state agencies and public authorities, and certain local government entities, replace assets on regular schedules, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-comprehensive-planning-needed-billions-state-infrastructure-spendingDiNapoli: Small Business Growth in New York Outpaced National Average
… Employment among New York’s small businesses has increased slightly faster … frame, small business employment rose by 9.2 percent in New York while increasing 8.9 percent across the country. … in 2016, just over half of all private sector jobs in New York. Small businesses provided more than $212 billion in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/dinapoli-small-business-growth-new-york-outpaced-national-averageDiNapoli: Tax Cap Will Drop Below One Percent in 2016
… choices may be required on staffing levels, delivery of services, fund balance reductions, and deferral of capital and infrastructure projects. And if inflation … beginning in 2012, limits tax levy increases to the lesser of the rate of inflation or 2 percent with some exceptions, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-will-drop-below-one-percent-2016DiNapoli Audit: Next In Line For Mitchell-Lama Apartments Were Skipped
… Applicants who were next in line for coveted Mitchell-Lama apartments were … Square Southeast, a 174-unit co-op in Greenwich Village. Next in Line for an Apartment, Skipped Over Over nearly three … agents did not always offer open apartments to the next applicants on their waiting lists. In one instance, the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/07/dinapoli-audit-next-line-mitchell-lama-apartments-were-skippedTransparency and Accountability of Fiscal Activities in Villages (2024-MS-2)
… Villages: Almond , Cedarhurst , Copenhagen , Great Neck , Holley , Hoosick Falls , Lisle , Mount Kisco , North … residents, policymakers and other interested parties with little to no information regarding the fiscal performance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/statewide-audit/2024/12/20/transparency-and-accountability-fiscal-activities-villages-2024-ms-2DiNapoli Report Examines Broadband Availability, Access and Affordability in NYC
… A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli examined issues related to broadband availability, access and affordability across New York City’s neighborhoods and found that despite high … A new report by Comptroller DiNapoli examined issues related to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/12/dinapoli-report-examines-broadband-availability-access-and-affordability-nycDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.4% in Third Quarter
… billion in the third calendar quarter (July-September) of 2024, an increase of 1.4%, or $82.7 million, compared to the same quarter last … today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Eight of the 10 regions in the state, including New York City, saw … $598 billion in the third calendar quarter JulySeptember of 2024 an increase of 14 or $827 million compared to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/10/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-up-1-point-4-percent-third-quarterDiNapoli: Former Treasurer Arrested in Tupper Lake Fire Department Theft
… work in helping us hold Mr. Brown accountable." Brown, 53, of Tupper Lake, was charged with grand larceny in the third … Tupper Lake village court on April 13. "I cannot begin to say how many times I took cash from the fire department," … Proulx. A 30-year department veteran and treasurer for the last eight years, Brown admitted he took cash and used the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-former-treasurer-arrested-tupper-lake-fire-department-theftThe Condition of Locally Owned Bridges in New York State
… The Office of the New York State Comptroller (OSC) has developed an interactive map (see below) to accompany the report, The Condition of … The Office of the New York State Comptroller has developed an interactive map to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/condition-locally-owned-bridges-new-york-stateThe Concerning Growth of Hate Crime in New York State
… Introduction New York State has seen a concerning surge in reported hate … erode the fabric of societal cohesion and inclusivity. 2 New York State’s Hate Crimes Act of 2000 was intended “to … even if no incidents occurred. Hate crime data for New York City in 2023 (and, therefore, aggregate statewide …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/concerning-growth-hate-crime-new-york-stateDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.2% in Second Quarter
… the same quarter last year, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. While this … the same quarter last year according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-22-second-quarterDiNapoli: New York Sees Improvement in Condition of Local Bridges
… Bridge NY program, which has funded more than 800 projects since 2016, with a total investment of almost …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/07/dinapoli-new-york-sees-improvement-condition-local-bridges