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DiNapoli Op-Ed: New York Needs to Boost Financial Education in Our Schools
… states, including Utah, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Ohio, and West Virginia, require students take a personal finance class … a personal finance class. For example, Mott Hall V, a South Bronx high school, is offering personal finance taught …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-op-ed-new-york-needs-boost-financial-education-our-schoolsDiNapoli: State Medicaid Program Made More Than $100 Million in Duplicate Payments
… the case. From Jan. 2014 to June 2018, DOH inappropriately made $102.1 million in Medicaid payments for managed care … there was a backlog of cases needing review; Medicaid made duplicate managed care premium payments for many months …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/08/dinapoli-state-medicaid-program-made-more-100-million-duplicate-paymentsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections in August Grew More Than 15 Percent
… Local government sales tax collections in August were 15.5% higher than they were during the same period in 2020, … sales tax collections for the third quarter (July through September) of 2021. Table Monthly Local Sales Tax Collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-august-grew-more-15-percentDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections in October Up Nearly 13% From 2020
… . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local government financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-october-nearly-13-2020DiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 21% in First Quarter of 2022
… sales tax collections grew by 21.1%, or $901 million, in the first quarter of 2022 compared to the same period last … partially driven by inflation, which hit a 40-year-high in March. “Local sales tax collections continue to come in strong. While local governments are collecting more, they …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-21-percent-first-quarter-2022DiNapoli Announces Nominee for the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government
… rights. Groenwegen graduated from the Boston University School of Law and the State University of New York at Albany. … to the Independent Review Commission of New York’s law school deans for review and approval or denial to serve on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-announces-nominee-commission-ethics-and-lobbying-governmentDiNapoli: Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments Behind $700 Million in Improper Payments
… who no longer qualified for the program, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The … impose unnecessary costs on taxpayers. This time, failure to effectively monitor money allowed $701 million worth of improper spending, and may have also led to unsatisfactory long-term care for eligible patients in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/08/dinapoli-lax-oversight-medicaid-payments-behind-700-million-improper-paymentsDiNapoli: State is Slow in Disbursing Some Federal Relief Funds for Housing
… 2020 (CARES Act) with a HUD-HCR funding agreement through 2026. $120 million in HOME Investment Partnership Program … for CDBG CARES Act funding runs through September 23, 2026, and HCR must expend at least 80% of the funds by … The remaining $122 million must be spent by September 2026 to prevent further potential loss of funding. In …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-state-slow-disbursing-some-federal-relief-funds-housingDiNapoli: Rise in NYC Metro Area Housing Costs Outpaces Other U.S. Cities
… has remained significantly high over the last decade. In Brooklyn and Queens, a greater share of moderate- and … on Staten Island and 8% of middle-income households in Brooklyn also fell behind. As of October 2023, 18% of city …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-rise-nyc-metro-area-housing-costs-outpaces-other-us-citiesDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Labor Department Step Up Investigations of Violations in NYC
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. “Labor law violations, such as wage theft, minimum wage infractions and child labor offenses, are a significant …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-audit-recommends-labor-department-step-investigations-violations-nycDiNapoli Op-Ed: We Should Be Teaching Financial Literacy in NY's High Schools
… DiNapoli and New York State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa. The full op-ed is below: We should be teaching … literacy should be taught in all New York schools. When students take a financial literacy course, they learn … that investing in financial literacy will pay dividends for our young people later in life. Recently, the state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-op-ed-we-should-be-teaching-financial-literacy-nys-high-schoolsDiNapoli: No Good Options for MTA to Manage Hole in Capital Funding
… or delay, it must prioritize keeping the system in a state of good repair and it must be transparent about how the … impact riders, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The MTA’s decisions in … work to be reprioritized can be divided by their purpose: State of Good Repair: Line Structures, Depots and Yards. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-no-good-options-mta-manage-hole-capital-fundingDiNapoli: Hate Crimes Surged in New York Over the Last Five Years
… New York state has seen a surge in hate crimes over the last five years with 1,089 reported instances in 2023, marking the highest number since data collection and … New York state has seen a surge in hate crimes over the last five years with 1089 reported instances in 2023 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/08/dinapoli-hate-crimes-surged-new-york-over-last-five-yearsNew York City Projecting Surplus of $2.7 Billion in Current Fiscal Year
… of more than $2.7 billion for fiscal year (FY) 2020, up from $550 million in November 2019, which it plans to transfer to FY 2021 to … P. DiNapoli. “New York City’s economy has been strong in recent years, generating resources to expand municipal … a surplus of more than $27 billion for fiscal year FY 2020 up from $550 million in November 2019 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/new-york-city-projecting-surplus-27-billion-current-fiscal-yearDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Surge Nearly 58 Percent in May
… Local sales tax collections in May increased by 57.8 percent over … May of last year. “For the second straight month, local sales tax collections had a tremendous boost. Strong … federal assistance and restored state aid, the recovery of sales taxes will help New York’s local governments rebound …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-surge-nearly-58-percent-mayDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew 12.7% to $22.1 Billion in 2022
… in New York state totaled $22.1 billion in calendar year 2022, up 12.7%, or $2.5 billion, from 2021 due to strong … in New York City, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “The pandemic … sales were being fully taxed.” Local sales tax growth in 2022’s fourth quarter (October to December) increased by 8.8% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-127-221-billion-2022DiNapoli: State Missed Out on Over $180 Million in Medicaid Drug Rebates
… costs and save taxpayers money by making sure it gets the drug rebates that it is entitled to under federal … shows that it can certainly do a lot more.” The Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) was created in 1990 to lower … Medicaid Administration — that sends rebate invoices to drug manufacturers. Although DOH made notable improvements …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-state-missed-out-over-180-million-medicaid-drug-rebatesDiNapoli: Value of IDA Projects Grew 10% in 2021 to $126 Billion
… project value of nearly $2.8 billion. The number of “clean energy” projects, increased from 25 to 85. Some of the … IDAs to reclassify existing projects, but 34 of the 60 new clean energy projects were approved in 2021. North Country …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-value-ida-projects-grew-10-percent-in-2021-to-126-billionLocal Sales Tax Collections Increased by 3% in July Compared to Last Year
… $777 million, an increase of 0.2%, or $1.4 million. County and city collections in the rest of the state totaled $935 … Table Monthly Local Sales Tax Collections by County and Region …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/local-sales-tax-collections-increased-3-july-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: L.I.C., Sunnyside and Woodside Are Drivers of Economic Growth in Queens
… balance that inspirational growth with responsible development that keeps people in their communities.” Senate … leading in young households at (10.7%). Residents of the area were more likely to have a high school diploma (87.1%) … Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP). Housing This area of Queens, particularly L.I.C.-Hunters Point, has …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-lic-sunnyside-and-woodside-are-drivers-economic-growth-queens