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DiNapoli: School District and Big City Tax Levy Cap at 2% for Second Straight Year
… Property tax levy growth for school districts and the state’s biggest cities will be … The tax cap, which first applied to local governments and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to … with certain exceptions, including a provision that allows school districts to override the cap with 60% voter approval …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-school-district-and-big-city-tax-levy-cap-2-percent-second-straight-yearDiNapoli: Gen Z and Young Millennials in New York Struggle With Economic, Affordability Challenges
… New York’s young adults — some members of Generation Z (born 1997-2012) and Millennials (born 1981-1996) — are facing a complex economic landscape …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/12/dinapoli-gen-z-and-young-millennials-new-york-struggle-economic-affordability-challengesDiNapoli Report Assesses MTA's Capital Needs and Funding Scenarios
… over a decade ago, including power substations, repair shops and structures, like the Grand Central train shed. NYC …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/09/dinapoli-report-assesses-mtas-capital-needs-and-funding-scenariosFood Insecurity Persists Post-Pandemic
… the number of New York households facing food insecurity at the height of the pandemic declined due to federal … 800,000, New York households experienced food insecurity at some point from 2019 to 2021. Since then, extraordinary … of seven previous annual reports after peaking in 2012-14 at 14.4 percent, or one in seven New York households (about …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/food-insecurity-persists-post-pandemicDiNapoli: Former Old Field Treasurer Pleads Guilty in $60,000 Theft of Village Funds
… Andrea Brosnan to grand larceny for stealing nearly $60,000 from the village. Brosnan, 43, stole nearly $60,000 to shop on eBay and Amazon.com and pay divorce …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/07/dinapoli-former-old-field-treasurer-pleads-guilty-60000-theft-village-fundsNew York's 529 College Savings Program Turns 20
… investments, fees and expenses from the Direct Plan as well as financial advisor compensation. DiNapoli and the New …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/12/new-yorks-529-college-savings-program-turns-20DiNapoli: IDA Report Shows Tax Break Growth Slows
… (IDAs) reported $715 million in net tax exemptions in 2016, up almost 3 percent from 2015, according to a report … of the total net jobs gained through IDA projects in 2016, with Long Island achieving nearly 25 percent of the … approximately $1.3 billion in total tax exemptions in 2016. These exemptions were partially offset by $606 million …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/06/dinapoli-ida-report-shows-tax-break-growth-slowsDiNapoli: Municipal Spending on Infrastructure Declines While Needs Go Unmet
… Local government capital spending on roads, bridges and water and sewer systems declined by approximately 8 percent between 2010 and 2012 according to a report issued today by New York … Local government capital spending on roads bridges and water and sewer systems declined by approximately 8 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/09/dinapoli-municipal-spending-infrastructure-declines-while-needs-go-unmetDiNapoli: Audit Finds Misuse of Funds in Town of Fishkill
… The former recreation director in the town of Fishkill allegedly misused as much as … paid day trips and overnight trips. The town’s recreation director is responsible for the center’s financial activities. DiNapoli’s audit revealed the former director did not issue receipts for cash collected at the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-finds-misuse-funds-town-fishkillComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Defendant For Stealing Over $148k in NYS Pension Benefits
… New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced that … County Supreme Court today to 6 months incarceration and 5 years of probation, $45,000 in restitution and a judgment in the amount of $103,092.24 for stealing over …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-defendant-stealing-over-148k-nys-pensionDiNapoli Releases Report on Environmental Funding in New York State
… SFY 2013-14. After adjusting for inflation, DEC spending rose by a total of 1.7 percent over the period examined. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/12/dinapoli-releases-report-environmental-funding-new-york-stateState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Jamaica Economic Snapshot
… The population, number of businesses and household incomes in the Greater Jamaica area in Queens … Greater Jamaica area is undergoing significant demographic and economic changes,” said DiNapoli. “With one of the most … in the city, Jamaica is attracting new residents and businesses. New projects are underway that will create …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-jamaica-economic-snapshotState 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-2017-18State Medicaid Bought Erectile Dysfunction Drugs for Sex Offenders
… and erectile dysfunction (ED) drugs and treatments for 47 sex offenders, according to an audit released today by State … for ED drugs and treatments for recipients, including sex offenders, that are barred under Medicaid. “There are … it comes to erectile dysfunction drugs. And paying for sex offenders who’ve committed terrible crimes to get these …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-medicaid-bought-erectile-dysfunction-drugs-sex-offendersDiNapoli: Tax Cap Nears Two Percent for 2018
… for local governments with fiscal years that close on Dec. 31 will be capped at 1.84 percent for the 2018 fiscal … for local governments with fiscal years that close on Dec 31 will be capped at 184 percent for the 2018 fiscal year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/07/dinapoli-tax-cap-nears-two-percent-2018DiNapoli Releases May State Cash Report
… million from a financial settlement with Credit Suisse AG that was not included in the Enacted Budget Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/dinapoli-releases-may-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: School District Tax Levy Cap at 2%
… Property tax levy growth for New York’s school districts and 10 cities will remain capped at 2% for … applied to local governments (excluding New York City) and school districts in 2012, limits annual tax levy increases to … exceptions. The law also includes provisions that allow school districts and municipalities to override the cap. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/01/dinapoli-school-district-tax-levy-cap-at-two-percentDiNapoli: Report Finds Mixed Job Picture in Upstate NY
… Currently, total employment across upstate New York stands at slightly over 3 million, representing 32 percent of … of 8.7 percent, representing increased purchasing power for many households. Other notable findings in the report … sector remains upstate’s largest employer, accounting for 21 percent of all jobs, followed by education and health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-report-finds-mixed-job-picture-upstate-nyOpinion 91-18
… of town supervisor serving as his or her bookkeeper or confidential secretary) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §800(3); TOWN … of interest if the supervisor's spouse were appointed confidential secretary or bookkeeper. The town's code of … and votes of the town board on matters relating to the confidential secretary or bookkeeper. You ask whether it is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-18Opinion 90-56
… MILITARY LAW, §242(5); GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §92(1); NY CONST, art VIII, §1; 38 USC §2024(d): A school district, … Law may be denied or diminished" ( Williams v Walsh , 289 NY 1, at p 6). For purposes of section 242, the term "public … is to be made is taken (see Dow v Board of Trustees, Farmingdale Public Library , 75 AD2d 632, 427 NYS2d 298; …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-56