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COVID-19 Pandemic Drove Record Medicaid Enrollment in 2021
… enrollment to remain above 7 million at least through March 2022, but decline by nearly 17% by March 2023 and return to pre-pandemic levels of just over 6 … for most Medicaid services, including a 6.2 percentage point increase for New York for each calendar quarter during …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/12/covid-19-pandemic-drove-record-medicaid-enrollment-2021DiNapoli: Inflation in NYC Metro Area Up 6.1% in March, Growing at Highest Rate in 30 Years
… Statistics (BLS) indicates consumer prices grew by 6.1% in the New York City Metropolitan Area in March 2022 compared to the same month one year ago, driven by double-digit increases in the costs of energy and transportation. Despite lagging … Labor Statistics BLS indicates consumer prices grew by 61 in the New York City Metropolitan Area in March 2022 compared …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-inflation-nyc-metro-area-march-growing-highest-rate-30-yearsDiNapoli: NYC’s Tech Boom Partially Offset City's Pandemic Job Losses
… Jobs in New York City’s technology sector grew over the … employment in New York City increased by 33.6% (43,430 jobs) from 2016 to 2021 to reach a record high of 172,570 jobs. The city’s private sector lost 3.3% of jobs during this … Jobs in New York Citys technology sector grew over the course …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-nycs-tech-boom-partially-offset-citys-pandemic-job-lossesDiNapoli: Audit Recommends Stronger Oversight of NYC’s Artificial Intelligence Programs
… inaccurate or biased outcomes in several programs that can directly impact New Yorkers’ lives, an audit released … why, and accuracy standards, so that the algorithms that can help train educators, identify potential criminal … discourse patterns, as professional development tools that can help educators improve their communication skills. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-audit-recommends-stronger-oversight-nycs-artificial-intelligence-programsDiNapoli: Employment Recovery for New Yorkers with Disabilities Lags Nation
… face a higher unemployment rate than the national average for those with disabilities. In 2020, unemployment rates for working-aged people with a disability soared in both New … dropped to 8.2% in 2022, but in New York it was 11.9%. “For people living with disabilities, the COVID-19 pandemic …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-employment-recovery-new-yorkers-disabilities-lags-nationDiNapoli: NYC's Finances Benefiting From Better Than Expected Revenues
… recurring underbudgeted expenses, including costs the city does not have unilateral control over – such as public …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-nycs-finances-benefiting-better-expected-revenuesDiNapoli Audit: State Thruway Authority Has Improved the Accuracy of Toll Collections
… we identified.” In 2024, Thruway reported $1 billion in toll and related revenues, up from $804 million in 2021. E-Z … E-Z Pass tags that do not get charged, as well as the toll discounts it gives to certain drivers. In looking at a … by eligible individuals Thruway created the Office of the Toll Payer Advocate (TPA) in December 2019 to help customers …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-audit-state-thruway-authority-has-improved-accuracy-toll-collectionsDiNapoli Releases January State Cash Report
… date tax collections were $167.9 million higher than the latest projections included in the Third Quarter Update to … percent, from a year earlier. Total receipts exceeded the latest projections by $75.1 million, primarily because of … tax collections which were nearly $120 million over the latest projections. This variance was offset by lower than …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/02/dinapoli-releases-january-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: Pension Contribution Rates Remain Stable for Fiscal Year 2017-18
… Employer contribution rates for the New York State and Local Retirement System (NYSLRS) … P. DiNapoli announced today. The average contribution rate for the Employees' Retirement System (ERS) will decrease from … to 15.3 percent of payroll. The average contribution rate for the Police and Fire Retirement System (PFRS) will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-pension-contribution-rates-remain-stable-fiscal-year-2017-18DiNapoli: After-School Provider Misused $194,320 in Public Funds
… The SCO Family of Services (SCO), a provider of extended school day programs for the State Education Department (SED), submitted $194,320 … The SCO Family of Services SCO a provider of extended school day programs for the State Education Department SED submitted $194320 in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-after-school-provider-misused-194320-public-fundsDiNapoli: Audit Cites East Clinton Fire District For Improper Gifts
… improperly paid nearly $35,000 in personal expenses for members, including rent, cable television and college … $8,500. District officials have not sought reimbursement for the gifts or loans. During the 16-month audit period, … more than 11 hours a day, seven days a week, every week, for 16 months. The Comptroller’s audit also revealed: Bank …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/02/dinapoli-audit-cites-east-clinton-fire-district-improper-giftsComptroller DiNapoli & A.G. Schneiderman Announce Sentencing of Former Halfmoon Town Supervisor For Stealing Campaign Funds
… Bureau of Investigation and the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of New York. “New Yorkers have every right … of Investigation and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of New York for their partnership. The case …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/comptroller-dinapoli-ag-schneiderman-announce-sentencing-former-halfmoon-town-supervisor-stealingDiNapoli: State Must Improve Oversight of Most Dangerous Sex Offenders
… The audit examined compliance with the state’s Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act (Act) at regional DOCCS … as required. Auditors also reviewed the timeliness of SIST offender photo updates. Photos of SIST offenders are supposed … to its procedures to ensure compliance with the Sex Offender Management and Treatment Act. This includes: …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/12/dinapoli-state-must-improve-oversight-most-dangerous-sex-offendersDiNapoli Releases Sunset Park Economic Snapshot
… The population, the number of jobs and businesses, and the wages being paid … The population the number of jobs and businesses and the wages being paid in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/09/dinapoli-releases-sunset-park-economic-snapshotDiNapoli Statement on His Placement Agent Ban Becoming Law
… the previous administration's wrongdoing. It was clear to me that placement agents were corrosive and unnecessary," …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/dinapoli-statement-his-placement-agent-ban-becoming-lawDiNapoli: Buffalo's Financial Condition Improves
… The city of Buffalo’s finances have stabilized in recent years because of … of fiscal profiles on municipalities across the state. “Buffalo’s finances are trending in the right direction,” said … state aid. The revenue growth allowed the city to build up its rainy day reserves, which the city has relied upon in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-buffalos-financial-condition-improvesDiNapoli: New York's Medicaid System Improperly Paid Over $16 Million in Claims
… New York State Department of Health’s eMedNY computer system improperly paid $16.2 million … released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. “My office pays close attention to Medicaid because it’s … of state spending," DiNapoli said. “Errors can be costly. My office's latest audit found areas where the Department of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/02/dinapoli-new-yorks-medicaid-system-improperly-paid-over-16-million-claimsDiNapoli Releases February State Cash Report
… year were lower than expected, receipts to date are now in line with the reduced projections in the latest Financial …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/dinapoli-releases-february-state-cash-reportOpinion 90-25
… Opns St Comp, 1977, p 184 and 5 Opns St Comp, 1949, p 345 are superseded to the extent inconsistent. This is in … the board of fire commissioners to ratify that contract are determinations which, we believe, must be made by the … upon notice, to establish within the district one or more zones in which the rate of tax for fire district purposes is, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-90-25Opinion 91-61
… This opinion represents the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was … be read together with, and harmonized with, the entire amendment to General Municipal Law, §99-m, as well as its … service plan. The evident legislative intent of this amendment is to provide a dedicated revenue source for an …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-91-61