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DiNapoli: Audit Recommends Improvements in Services for Survivors of Human Trafficking
… Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) can take steps to improve its efforts to ensure survivors of human trafficking receive the services and assistance available to them, according to an audit released today by New York … of Temporary and Disability Assistance OTDA can take steps to improve its efforts to ensure survivors of human …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/03/dinapoli-audit-recommends-improvements-services-survivors-human-traffickingDiNapoli Audit Finds Fixes Needed in NYC High School Matching Process
… New York City Public Schools (NYCPS) needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in … New York City Public Schools NYCPS needs to do more to ensure students are matched to high schools in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/07/dinapoli-audit-finds-fixes-needed-nyc-high-school-matching-processDiNapoli: Medicaid Audits Find Nearly $800 Million in Savings and Revenue
… program. The audits identified approximately $790 million in savings from eliminating unnecessary payments and collecting rebates from drug makers. “New York state faces a projected budget gap of $6 billion for the coming fiscal year, in part because of higher Medicaid spending,” DiNapoli said. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/01/dinapoli-medicaid-audits-find-nearly-800-million-savings-and-revenueDiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District
… A pattern of poor budgeting led the Brentwood Union Free School … budget or hiring new employees, undermines the principles of transparency and accountability. Brentwood officials … For example, the board paid the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) approximately …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-districtDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… special education providers, claimed nearly $1.4 million in taxpayer reimbursements for ineligible costs, according to audits released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas … taxpayer dollars they spend,” DiNapoli said. “The children in our special education programs need every dollar available …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli: NYC DOE Faces Significant Challenges in Closing COVID Achievement Gap
… funding presents the city of New York with an opportunity to begin closing that gap for the more than one million … not trend better than projected, the city may be forced to cut services or find new revenue sources or funding partners. … The DOE will use more than 40% of the federal aid ($3.3 billion) to pay for new programs or expansions of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-nyc-doe-faces-significant-challenges-closing-covid-achievement-gapDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up More Than 17% in November
… totaled almost $1.6 billion, up $235 million from November of last year. Collections for the month were also notably … levels, up 9.2% (or $133 million) from November of 2019. “As has been the case the past several months, … over last year,” DiNapoli said. “Although the bulk of holiday spending is expected to be reflected in December …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-more-17-novemberDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Grew by Nearly 17% in May
… collections totaled $1.7 billion, up $242 million from May of last year. “Sales tax collections for most local … monitoring New York’s economy, including the impact of inflation on consumer behavior." New York City’s collections totaled $720 million, an increase of 13.3% — or $84.6 million — when compared to May of 2021. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-grew-nearly-17-mayDiNapoli: Overtime Costs at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2021
… three agencies accounted for 66% of the overtime hours and 62% of the overtime earnings logged by all state agencies in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-overtime-costs-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2021DiNapoli: New York’s Employee Stock Ownership Plans Lead Nation in Assets
… ownership models, which give workers a stake in the companies that employ them, not only help stabilize companies’ bottom lines, but can increase employees’ income … only one in 10 Americans hold equity shares in the companies they work for, and only 12% of the U.S. workforce …
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
… business travel remains well below pre-pandemic levels. Broadway attendance continues to grow, rising above 90% of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/local-sales-tax-collections-up-10-point-2-percent-in-third-quarter-2022DiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… in ten, or about 800,000, New York households experienced food insecurity at some point between 2019-21, according to a … The report found that the number of households facing food insecurity declined during the COVID-19 pandemic due to federal relief programs and the expansion of federal food assistance programs. DiNapoli raised the concern that …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurityDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Decline 5.2 Percent in October
… tax revenue declined by 5.2 percent in October compared to the same month last year, according to State Comptroller … This drop was less severe than previous declines since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly in the spring when … tax revenue declined by 52 percent in October compared to the same month last year according to State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-decline-52-percent-octoberDiNapoli: 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 … received in federal spending in federal fiscal year 2019. “In what has become a familiar and troubling story for the … New York leads the nation in what it pays to the federal government compared to what it …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/11/dinapoli-new-york-ranks-last-balance-payments-washingtonDiNapoli: Statewide Local Sales Tax Collections Down 7.1 Percent in November
… collections declined by 7.1 percent in November compared to the same month last year, according to State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. November’s sales tax … - November) are down $1.7 billion (10.1 percent) compared to the same period in 2019. “Sales tax collections are a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/12/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-down-71-percent-novemberDiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Some Level of Fiscal Stress
… Thirty-one school districts statewide were designated in fiscal stress … P. DiNapoli’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System for the school year ending on June 30, 2020. “This is a time of … uncertainty as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to disrupt school district operations and finances,” DiNapoli said. “I …
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
… summer months. One change was the significant increase in online purchases. The state’s recent ability to tax sales … shopping and mail-order houses,” which includes major online-only retailers, such as Amazon. Recent amendments to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/02/dinapoli-statewide-local-sales-tax-collections-declined-10-percent-2020DiNapoli: Local Sales Taxes Grew 4.2% to $23 Billion in 2023
… Local government sales tax collections in New York state totaled $23 billion in calendar year 2023, … by growth in New York City sales taxes, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … in the fourth quarter of 2023 increased by 3.1% compared to the same quarter of 2022, similar to the 3% and 3.6% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-taxes-grew-42-percent-to-23-billion-2023DiNapoli: Renewable Energy Projects Taking Years To Become Operational in NYS
… expedite the siting of renewable energy projects to help achieve the clean energy goals of the ambitious Climate … Act) goals and timelines. The Climate Act set targets to achieve 70% renewably sourced electricity by 2030 and a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-renewable-energy-projects-taking-years-become-operational-nysAdult-Use Cannabis Tax Revenue and Retail Dispensaries in New York State
… All counties and New York City are eligible to receive adult-use cannabis (AUC) tax revenue from the sale of AUC products sold within their jurisdiction. The Office of the State Comptroller (OSC) has developed an interactive map (see below) that displays …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/adult-use-cannabis-tax-revenue-and-retail-dispensaries-new-york-state