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DiNapoli: Money Earmarked for Highway and Bridge Infrastructure Siphoned Off
… Highway and bridge projects have been shortchanged because the state continues to use money in the Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund (DHBTF) to pay … down debt from past projects and cover the operating costs for state agencies, according to a report by New York State …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/dinapoli-money-earmarked-highway-and-bridge-infrastructure-siphoned-offDiNapoli: Two Western NY BOCES Holding Millions in Surplus Funds
… The Cattaraugus-Allegany-Erie-Wyoming and Orleans/Niagara Boards of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) withheld millions of dollars in surplus funds that should have been refunded to … BOCES officials are required to report to each district the cost allocated to that district in the past year’s …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/08/dinapoli-two-western-ny-boces-holding-millions-surplus-fundsDiNapoli: Timely Remediation Essential for Success of State's Brownfield Cleanup Program
… New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) management of the program and found it must be … participants are held accountable. I am encouraged by DEC’s positive response to our audit recommendations.” … on the severity of the contamination. The audit reviewed DEC’s administration of the program from January 2019 to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-timely-remediation-essential-success-states-brownfield-cleanup-programComptroller DiNapoli and State Fiscal Officers Urge Federal Administration to Curb Harmful Immigration Enforcement Actions
… Michael W. Frerichs, Illinois State Treasurer Laura M. Montoya, New Mexico State Treasurer Dave Young, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/comptroller-dinapoli-and-state-fiscal-officers-urge-federal-administration-curb-harmful-immigrationDiNapoli: End of Continuous Medicaid Enrollment Requirement Poses Risks to State Financial Plan
… federal legislation ending continuous Medicaid coverage in March 2023, New York state began the process of … redetermining eligibility for every enrolled individual. An analysis by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found this “unwinding” may not meet projections in the Division of the Budget’s (DOB) Mid-Year Update to the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/01/dinapoli-end-continuous-medicaid-enrollment-requirement-poses-risks-state-financial-planAs Racial Homeownership Disparities Persist, State's Mortgage Agency Increases Lending to Minority and Low-Income Borrowers
… years. However, wide racial and ethnic disparities persist in homeownership in New York. In 2023, the most recent year for which data are … data could be released more frequently on the Open Data NY portal, and county or neighborhood level data would … The St of NY Mortgage Agency boosted lending and programs for minority …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/racial-homeownership-disparities-persist-states-mortgage-agency-increases-lending-minority-and-lowDiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Pay Rose to a Record $716 Million Last Year
… Overtime pay at state agencies jumped for the sixth straight year to a record $716 million in 2015 – up nearly $55 million from the year before, according to a report released today by … OOvertime pay at state agencies jumped for the sixth straight year to a record $716 million in 2015 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-state-agency-overtime-pay-rose-record-716-million-last-yearLGAC - Meeting Notice - Full Board - June 25, 2021
The New York Local Government Assistance Corporation will have a special meeting of the Board of Directors on June 25, 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/debt/pdf/lgac-notice-full-board-06-25-21.pdfLGAC - Meeting Notice - Full Board - March 25, 2021
The New York Local Government Assistance Corporation will have a special meeting of the Board of Directors on March 25, 2021.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/debt/pdf/lgac-notice-full-board-03-25-21.pdfA Portrait of Immigrants in New York, November 2016
The United States and New York State in particular have consistently experienced an influx of people coming from other countries.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-immigrants-2016.pdfRetirees Contribute - Statewide
Workers who have retired from service in State and local government play an important role in New York State's economy.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/retirement/publications/pdf/retirees-contribute-all-counties.pdfInflation in the New York City Metropolitan Area, April 2022
During this high inflationary period, increases in the NYC metro area have been less than those nationally and in other large metropolitan areas; nevertheless, price increases appear poised to outstrip earnings growth.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/inflation-nyc-metropolitan-area.pdfDiNapoli Says State Opioid Treatment Programs Need Better Coordination
… a series of reports, will be looking to identify at-risk patient/provider behavior and gaps in the effectiveness of … obtain consent from the patient prior to sharing treatment information with other practitioners. DiNapoli's auditors … asked at least once during treatment to sign a consent form to coordinate care with the recipient's opioid …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-says-state-opioid-treatment-programs-need-better-coordinationDiNapoli Statement on Executive Budget Proposal
… Over the past three years, Governor Cuomo and the Legislature have done much to put New York state on better fiscal footing, reduce the structural budget imbalance … Over the past three years Governor Cuomo and the Legislature have done much to put New York state on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/01/dinapoli-statement-executive-budget-proposalDiNapoli: Public Authorities Borrow and Spend Billions With Limited Transparency, Accountability
… voters never approved.” As of September 2016, there were 1,192 public authorities in New York, including 324 … was reported being issued by state authorities and $7.5 billion by local authorities in the latest reported fiscal … $74 billion issued for authority purposes and $27.5 billion issued on behalf of other entities. The report also …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-public-authorities-borrow-and-spend-billions-limited-transparency-accountabilityEfforts to Collect Tolls and Fees Using License Plate Images and Law Firms (Follow-Up)
… 1) E-Z Pass, 2) Short Term Account, and 3) Tolls by Mail. The Open Road Tolling in-lane toll collection system … and rear images and sends them to the NY Customer Service Center system electronically, where they are reviewed to … violation notice are sent to a collection agency. Tolls by Mail violations that have unpaid tolls after the due date on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/10/07/efforts-collect-tolls-and-fees-using-license-plate-images-and-law-firms-followOpinion 88-13
… the views of the Office of the State Comptroller at the time it was rendered. The opinion may no longer represent … officer and stockholder of more than 5% of the outstanding stock of an insurance agency would have a prohibited conflict … of such contract and (2) the duties of such employment do not directly involve the procurement, preparation or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-13Opinion 2012-1
… -- Purchases and Sales (purchases of highway related products from company owned by a member of a town board of … Board of Assessment Review (purchases of highway related products from company owned by a member of a town board of … sole proprietor of a company that sells highway related products would have an interest in contracts between the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2012-1Office of Operations: 2024 Virtual Fall Conference
… will also be provided. Includes a Q&A panel. Presenters: Amanda Colomb, Danielle LaRose, Jami Olander, Danielle … (Bureau of Financial Reporting and Oil Spill Remediation), Amanda Zibella (Bureau of State Accounting Operations) Target … Whitney, Megan Drake, Shelby Miller, Stephanie Simmons and Amanda Miesowicz (Bureau of State Payroll Services) Target …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/outreach/office-operations-2024-virtual-fall-conference-archivedOversight of Mental Health Education in Schools
… what steps the State Education Department (Department) is taking to ensure that school districts have the necessary … of New York State’s education program, the Department is charged with the general management and supervision of the … warning that the mental health crisis among children is so dire that it has become a national emergency. To help …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/04/11/oversight-mental-health-education-schools