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Overtime at State Agencies Reached All-Time High in 2020
… nearly every aspect of our lives and the men and women in public employment stepped up to help keep the public safe and get critical benefits.” Three agencies … state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/05/overtime-state-agencies-reached-all-time-high-2020DiNapoli: System Glitch Left Too Many NYC Heat & Hot Water Complaints Ignored
… state's 180,000 contracts, billions in state payments and public authority data. Visit the Reading Room for contract …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/09/dinapoli-system-glitch-left-too-many-nyc-heat-hot-water-complaints-ignoredNew York's 529 College Savings Program Delivers $287 Million to College Students Since January
… said today in recognition of 529 College Savings Day to be celebrated on Sunday, May 29. “With the cost of college on the rise, it’s a great time to consider opening a 529 College Savings … Individuals who are account owners can deduct up to $5,000 from their state taxable income, while married couples filing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/new-yorks-529-college-savings-program-delivers-287-million-college-students-januaryDiNapoli: NYC Budget Benefits From Stronger Economy
… on debt service and pension contributions have helped New York City close its 2016 fiscal year budget gap and narrow … with each year,” DiNapoli said. “To his credit, Mayor de Blasio has taken steps to increase the city’s reserves, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-nyc-budget-benefits-stronger-economyDiNapoli: NYC Sales Tax Collections Strong Due to Tourism and Commuter Return, Fueling Statewide Strength
… their pandemic lows. Sales growth has begun to slow, and my office expects growth to return to normal in the near …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/04/dinapoli-nyc-sales-tax-collections-strong-due-tourism-and-commuter-return-fueling-statewide-strengthSelected Management and Operations Practices
… vehicle initiatives and programs placed the Charge NY and Charge NY 2.0 charging stations in locations where the intent of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/02/04/selected-management-and-operations-practicesDiNapoli: State Fiscal Year 2021-22 Tax Revenues $3.3 Billion Over Final Projections
… than the most recent forecast; $724 million set aside for public employee health insurance costs; $843 million was …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-fiscal-year-2021-22-tax-revenues-33-billion-over-final-projectionsDiNapoli Releases December State Cash Report
… $2.7 billion, primarily from federal sources) and other public health programs (up $2.2 billion largely because of … DiNapoli has created several tools to allow the public to better track government spending, contracts and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/01/dinapoli-releases-december-state-cash-reportDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Outperform Budget Division Projections for 2023-24
… or 6.2%. Collections were $70.4 million lower than DOB’s latest projections. Business tax collections totaled $27.7 … bank tax. Total business tax collections exceeded DOB’s latest projections by $527.2 million. All Funds spending …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-outperform-budget-division-projections-2023-24Opinion 88-28
… that bear on the issues discussed in the opinion. OFFICIAL NEWSPAPER -- Designation of (criteria for designation in towns) LOCAL LAWS -- Official newspaper (designation by town) GENERAL CONSTRUCTION LAW, … LAW, §70-a; TOWN LAW, §64(11): A publication must be a "newspaper" as defined in General Construction Law, §60 and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-88-28New Funding Needed for MTA Improvements to Prevent Unplanned Fare and Toll Hikes
… For access to state and local government spending, public authority financial data and information on 140,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/11/new-funding-needed-mta-improvements-prevent-unplanned-fare-and-toll-hikesDiNapoli: NYC Put Federal Funds to Work Quickly To Shore Up Budget and Drive Recovery
… nonprofits, as well as household and worker assistance. Public health services were allocated 16% of the funds, … salaries and contractual services as well as supporting school-based public health services,and certain other ongoing costs of the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/09/dinapoli-nyc-put-federal-funds-work-quickly-shore-budget-and-drive-recoveryDiNapoli: Wall St. First Half Profits Jumped
… sown economic anxiety and slowed global economic growth. My office will continue to keep a close eye on the securities …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/10/dinapoli-wall-st-first-half-profits-jumpedIX.10.C Federal Treasury Offset Program (TOP) Agency Responsibilities – IX. Federal Grants
… Immediately upon receipt of an invoice for goods or services provided by a federal … state agencies should make every effort to make payment to the federal government promptly or contest the billing. If a … that occurred, it is their responsibility to work with the debtor agency to receive reimbursement, either by check or …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/gfo/chapter-ix/ix10c-federal-treasury-offset-program-top-agency-responsibilitiesOpen Educational Resources
… initiatives adequately engaged faculty in the redesign of courses using OER. Our audit covered the period from April … available to students at no or low cost. OER can be full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming … This included, among other resources, 2,426 full courses, 921 modules, 913 textbooks, and 489 assignments. To …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/03/27/open-educational-resourcesDiNapoli: State Tax Collections Outperform Projections for State Fiscal Year 2024-25
… Tax collections for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2024-25 totaled $117.5 billion, … York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Tax collections for SFY 2024-25 were $11.1 billion (10.4%) higher than the … in 2024, the state’s tax collections outpaced forecasts for the year,” DiNapoli said. “However, policy decisions at …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/dinapoli-state-tax-collections-outperform-projections-state-fiscal-year-2024-25DiNapoli: Youth in NYC Face Double Digit Unemployment Rate
… Young workers in New York City between the ages of 16-24 continued to face a high 13.2% unemployment rate in … and is currently just over its 2019 level. In 2023, 37.7% of young workers citywide worked in lower wage industries … have yet to fully recover their pre-pandemic losses. As of March 2025, restaurant jobs were 2.5% below their …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/06/dinapoli-youth-nyc-face-double-digit-unemployment-rateCommack Union Free School District – Lead Testing and Reporting (S9-25-9)
… report – pdf] Audit Objective Did Commack Union Free School District (District) officials identify, report and … lead poisoning, New York State (NYS) requires all public school districts and Boards of Cooperative Educational …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2025/07/11/commack-union-free-school-district-lead-testing-and-reporting-s9-25-9RFQual0002 – Independent Examiner Services (Individual Physicians)
… and Social Security Law, is seeking to contract with physicians having general and specialized medical education, experience, and expertise. Physicians will …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/procurement/rfqual0002DiNapoli: Better Oversight Needed for Youth Jobs Programs
… Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that an audit of the New York Youth Jobs Program found that the state … agencies overseeing the program, including the Departments of Labor and Tax and Finance, did not ensure that … is to encourage companies to hire young people in need of employment, but better oversight and verification of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/01/dinapoli-better-oversight-needed-youth-jobs-programs