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DiNapoli Seeks Increased Diversity at Pension Fund's Portfolio Companies
… audit, joining Amazon, Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Match Group who adopted the pension fund’s proposal last … shareholder proposals filed at Universal Health Services, Inc. and Brinker International, Inc. ask the companies to … age, disability and veteran status. Disparities in Health Care Outcomes DiNapoli advanced two new initiatives focused …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/02/dinapoli-seeks-increased-diversity-pension-funds-portfolio-companiesNYS Comptroller DiNapoli Seeks Answers From Companies on Sexual Harassment and Racial Discrimination
… portfolio companies Activision Blizzard Inc. , Tesla Inc. and Starbucks Corp. requesting they report on their efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination against employees and steps taken to improve workforce management. “No one … with portfolio companies Activision Blizzard Inc Tesla Inc and Starbucks Corp requesting they report on their efforts to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/02/nys-comptroller-dinapoli-seeks-answers-companies-sexual-harassment-and-racial-discriminationDiNapoli: Fairport Audits Reveal Unauthorized Practices for Economic Development Agencies
… granting $1 million worth of inappropriate gifts and commercial loans, according to an audit released today by … of a project. FIDA granted two additional unauthorized commercial loans of approximately $187,000. Questionable … expenses and not those of other entities; Cease making commercial loans directly or through the FLDC using FIDA …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/03/dinapoli-fairport-audits-reveal-unauthorized-practices-economic-development-agenciesNY State Comptroller DiNapoli Asks for Report on Due Diligence in Wake of Dakota Pipeline Controversy
… asked the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) for approval to omit the shareholder request from a vote at … Risks to the environment and to human rights create risks for our pension fund's investments and should be addressed as … pipeline as a danger to the environment and to its culture for cutting through its ancestral lands. Protests, and the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/03/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-asks-report-due-diligence-wake-dakota-pipeline-controversyState Comptroller Releases Municipal Audits
… revenues and expenditures in the 2021 adopted budget. Bethpage Public Library – Procurement (Nassau County) The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/state-comptroller-releases-municipal-auditsValue of Industrial Development Agencies' Projects Increase Nearly 50 Percent Over Past Decade
… values from 2018, while net tax exemptions totaled $796 million in 2019, compared to nearly $784 million in 2018. Project values have increased by 48 percent … of almost $1.5 billion in 2019, up 1.5 percent or $22 million from 2018. The vast majority of these benefits ($1.3 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/06/value-industrial-development-agencies-projects-increase-nearly-50-percent-over-past-decadeNYC Schools Underreporting Bullying and Harassment
… state, there seems to be confusion at the local level over what needs to be reported. Underreporting and late reporting … did not report any material incidents to SED for 670 of 1,600 schools and in 2016-2017, it did not report any … initiative focused on school issues. Upcoming audits will look at safety planning, after school programs, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/03/nyc-schools-underreporting-bullying-and-harassmentDiNapoli: Pre-K Special Education Schools Took $1.4 Million in Unallowed Expenses
… Aim High Children’s Services and the Hebrew Institute for the … the rules for receiving taxpayer reimbursements.” Both Aim High and the Hebrew Institute offer special education … in the excessive executive compensation disallowance). Aim High Children’s Services The not-for-profit Aim High …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-pre-k-special-education-schools-took-14-million-unallowed-expensesDiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report
… of $5.3 billion from the prior year, according to an annual report on IDAs released by State Comptroller Thomas P. … encouraging improvements in IDA procedures and reporting. Annual Report Performance of Industrial Development Agencies … of $53 billion from the prior year according to an annual report on IDAs released by State Comptroller Thomas P …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/06/dinapoli-releases-annual-ida-reportDiNapoli: Too Many New Yorkers Still Without High-Speed Broadband Access
… of poor planning and execution,” DiNapoli said. “As my office’s audit found, the program took years longer than promised and supplied many communities with slow, satellite-based internet that is … for today’s commonplace needs, and especially so in homes or businesses with multiple devices connected to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-too-many-new-yorkers-still-without-high-speed-broadband-accessDiNapoli: Inconsistent Oversight and Guidance Left New York’s Group Home Residents at Risk During Pandemic
… emergency management coordination left people living in group homes at risk during the onset of the COVID-19 … according to a new audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. OPWDD reported 657 … its residential programs from March 2020 to April 2022. “Group homes are supposed to offer people with developmental …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-inconsistent-oversight-and-guidance-left-new-yorks-group-home-residents-risk-during-pandemicDiNapoli: Rise in NYC Metro Area Housing Costs Outpaces Other U.S. Cities
… furnishings reached an all-time high in the New York City metro area, which includes the city as well as Nassau, … housing costs, only trailing the San Francisco and Seattle metro areas, reflecting 40% of their total household … payments. In June 2021, 26% of rental households in the metro area were behind on rent, greater than almost 15% …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-rise-nyc-metro-area-housing-costs-outpaces-other-us-citiesDiNapoli: Nurse Hiring Improves but Temp Staff Costs Remain Elevated at NYC Health + Hospitals
… nurses,” DiNapoli said. “The number of full-time nurses at H+H now exceeds pre-pandemic levels, but temporary staff … a new Nursing Education, Research and Practice Center at Lehman College, tripling its capacity to help address the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-nurse-hiring-improves-temp-staff-costs-remain-elevated-nyc-health-hospitalsNY's Balance of Payments With Washington Remains Positive for Now, but Federal Actions Could Drastically Change State's Financial Picture
… Federal pandemic relief funds resulted in New York having a positive balance of payments with Washington, with the state ranking 42 nd in federal fiscal year (FFY) 2023 on a per capita basis, … Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This is the fourth year in a row that New York has had a positive balance of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/nys-balance-payments-washington-remains-positive-now-federal-actions-could-drastically-change-statesDiNapoli: Bullying and Drug-Related Incidents in Schools on the Rise
… remained near zero even after students returned to in-school instruction, and have stayed low. The report examined … or cyberbullying incidents. Nearly one in five public secondary schools (17.8%) and nearly half of all public … Drugs and Alcohol Drug and alcohol incident rates in secondary schools dropped during SY 2019-20 and SY 2020-21 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-bullying-and-drug-related-incidents-schools-riseDiNapoli: State Tax Receipts Exceed Initial Projections By $7.2 Billion Through First Six Months
… Plan, released last month. Tax receipts through September 30th are $13.4 billion greater than they were through the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/10/dinapoli-state-tax-receipts-exceed-initial-projections-72-billion-through-first-six-monthsDiNapoli: NYC Health + Hospitals Struggles With Temporary Staffing Costs
… staff to deal with the pandemic and its fallout on hospital staff is driving up hospital costs across New York City, including at H+H. It is …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-nyc-health-hospitals-struggles-temporary-staffing-costsTheresa Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2021M-60-F)
The purpose of our review was to assess the Theresa Fire Districts District progress as of November 2025 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Theresa Fire District Board Oversight and Financial Management 2021M60 released in August 2021
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/06/12/theresa-fire-district-audit-follow-2021m-60-fTown of Tompkins Fire District – Audit Follow-Up (2023M-33-F)
The purpose of our review was to assess the Town of Tompkins Fire Districts District progress as of January 2026 in implementing our recommendations in the audit report Town of Tompkins Fire District Board Oversight 2023M33 released in June 2023
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/fire-district/2026/06/18/town-tompkins-fire-district-audit-follow-2023m-33-fUniondale Union Free School District – Audit Follow-Up (2023M-61-F)
… report – pdf] | [read complete 2023 report – pdf] Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess Uniondale Union Free School District’s … The purpose of our review was to assess Uniondale Union Free School Districts District …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2026/06/26/uniondale-union-free-school-district-audit-follow-2023m-61-f