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Cost-Effective Investments in Children at Risk, February 2011
Programs focused on children at risk of becoming delinquent have demonstrated effectiveness in preventing them from entering the juvenile justice system.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-investments-2011.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.pdfEnvironmental Funding in New York State, December 2014
Created in 1970, the DEC is responsible for most of the State’s programs to protect wildlife, natural resources and environmental quality.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/environmental-funding-2014.pdfEmployment Trends in New York State, August 2015
Six years after the end of the Great Recession, economic growth continues across the United States and in New York.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-employment-2015.pdfEmployment Trends in New York State, August 2013
New York State’s economy, like that of the nation, has taken a roller coaster ride since the start of the 21st century.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/special-topics/pdf/economic-employment-trends-2013.pdfPost-COVID Trends in New York's Aging Prison Population
New York’s prison population declined by 48 percent between 2008 and 2025; one-third of that decrease occurred with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/reports/pdf/post-covid-trends-in-new-yorks-aging-prison-population.pdfRegional Composition of Industries in New York State
Regional Composition of Industries in New York State
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/2026-industries-nys.pdfLocal Authorities in New York State – An Overview
Local Authorities in New York State – An Overview
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/localauthorities0415.pdfList of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress
List of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress for 2025
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/2025/pdf/2025-munis-stressed.pdfList of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress
List of Villages and Cities in Fiscal Stress for 2024
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/fiscal-monitoring/2024/pdf/2024-munis-stressed.pdfOversight of Student Immunization in Schools (2015-S-85)
To determine if the Department of Health (DOH) and the State Education Department (SED) are following the State’s public health procedures
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/audits/pdf/sga-2016-15s85.pdfFinancing Education in New York’s “Big Five” Cities
Financing Education in New York’s “Big Five” Cities
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/financingeducation.pdfLocal Government Management Guide - Seeking Competition in Procurement
Local Government Management Guide - Seeking Competition in Procurement
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/seeking-competition-in-procurement.pdfEducation in New York: Regional Snapshots, Technical Appendix
Education in New York: Regional Snapshots, Technical Appendix
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/technicalappendix.pdfNavigating Retirement and Savings Plans in PayServ 9.2
Navigating Retirement and Savings Plans in PayServ 9.2
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/state-agencies/outreach/pdf/2021-bsps-navigating-retirement-and-savings-plans-in-payserv-9-2.pdfCalendar Year Municipalities That Have Not Filed in Time For a FSMS Score in All Three Years, 2012 through 2014
Calendar Year Municipalities That Have Not Filed in Time For a FSMS Score in All Three Years, 2012 through 2014
https://www.osc.ny.gov/files/local-government/publications/pdf/persistentnonfilingmunis.pdfOpinion 2004-8
Whether the village may establish a reserve fund to accumulate monies for the noninsured expenses
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2004-8Four Individuals Charged in Widespread Scheme to Defraud Medicare and Other Health Insurance Providers Through Fraudulent Medical Corporations and False Billing Resulting in Tens of Millions of Dollars in Losses
… York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI") and Scott J. Lampert, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General ("HHS-OIG"), … charging JAMES SPINA, JEFFREY SPINA, ANDREA GROSSMAN, and KIMBERLY SPINA with participating in a widespread health …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/08/four-individuals-charged-widespread-scheme-defraud-medicare-and-other-health-insurance-providersOpinion 2002-7
… expenditure from reserve funds) -- Reserve Fund (authority to establish); (necessity for referendum) REFERENDUM -- Public Libraries (not required to expend monies from reserve fund) EDUCATION LAW §§259, … trustees of a school district public library may determine to accumulate library fund monies for capital purposes. The …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-2002-7Opinion 89-20
… opinion. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST -- Codes of Ethics (town's code not applicable to fire district officers and employees) … and employees) GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW, §§806, 808: A town's code of ethics does not apply to officers and employees of a … We are in receipt of your letter concerning the town's code of ethics. You state that copies of this code were sent …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-89-20