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DiNapoli: Federal Actions Threaten New York's Farms and Food Production
… Thomas P. DiNapoli. These challenges could diminish farm production, squeeze profits, and lead to higher prices for … and we need policies that strengthen, not undermine their production and that lower, not drive up, prices in the … of fertilizer. Increased uncertainty around markets and production costs makes it tougher for farmers to plan for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-federal-actions-threaten-new-yorks-farms-and-food-productionState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits
… underestimated revenues and overestimated expenditures. In addition, officials appropriated fund balance to balance … treasurer during 2017. Town of West Seneca – Audit Follow-Up (Erie County) The purpose of this review was to assess … increased unrestricted fund balance from $4.3 million for all funds to $7.7 million as of the end of 2023 or 118% of …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-auditsDiNapoli: Contamination of New York's Waterways From Combined Sewer Overflows Remains a Challenge
… a river, stream, lake or shoreline unfit for swimming or fishing, and can also impact drinking water supplies. Across …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/05/dinapoli-contamination-new-yorks-waterways-combined-sewer-overflows-remains-challengeEnvironment, Energy and Agriculture – 2023 Financial Condition Report
… of $135.3 million (10.1 percent) from SFY 2021-22, with local assistance spending growing 33 percent … and resilience programs. Has been primarily funded with a portion of the State’s real estate transfer tax. … Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022.” With nearly 68 percent of voters who voted on the ballot …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/finance/2023-fcr/environment-energy-and-agricultureAssessable Expenses of Administering the Motor Vehicle Financial Security Act and the Motor Vehicle Safety Responsibility Act for the Three State Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2021
… motor vehicles driven in New York State possess adequate insurance coverage, or are financially secure, to compensate … of administering the Acts and assessing these expenses on insurance carriers that issue policies or contracts of automotive bodily injury insurance . We performed certain procedure s , which were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2022/05/25/assessable-expenses-administering-motor-vehicle-financial-security-act-and-motor-vehicleDiNapoli: State Could Face Tough Fiscal Decisions in Year Ahead
… Fiscal Year (SFY) 2017-18 Enacted Budget increases funding for education, clean water, affordable housing and other … decisions in Washington may force tough fiscal choices for the state and raise new questions for local governments and nonprofits that rely on state …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2017/05/dinapoli-state-could-face-tough-fiscal-decisions-year-aheadDiNapoli Urges Congress to Expand Eligibility for Savings Program for Individuals with Disabilities
… doesn't account for a lot of folks who acquire their disability after age 26," said Congressman Sean Patrick … New York to restrict eligibility to those diagnosed with a disability before they turn 26 years old. This can be a major … tax-deductible. To be eligible, an individual must have a disability that was present before age 26. Participants must …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/11/dinapoli-urges-congress-expand-eligibility-savings-program-individuals-disabilitiesState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Audits
… two years ended March 31, 2016 for the Apple, Cabbage, and Onion Research and Development Programs. The department should work with the state Urban Development Corporation to improve … New York City Department of Education (DOE): Compliance With Special Education Requirements: Evaluations (2017-N-3) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2019/06/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-auditsComptrollers DiNapoli & Stringer Call on Corporations to Protect LGBT Rights Around World
… men and women face a rising tide of discrimination and violence in some parts of the world," DiNapoli said. "These … Electric, GlaxoSmithKline, Goldman Sachs, IBM, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase, Marriott, McDonald’s, Morgan …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/06/comptrollers-dinapoli-stringer-call-corporations-protect-lgbt-rights-around-worldState Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal & School Audits
… budget relies on nonrecurring funding of $20.7 million to finance operating expenditures and relies on approximately $5 … sick or personal leave accruals. Upon leaving town employment, two employees received $3,259 in total for 10 … their earned leave accruals. Town of Plymouth – Fuel and Motor Oil Inventories and Procurement (Chenango County) …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/04/state-comptroller-dinapoli-releases-municipal-school-auditsDiNapoli: $10 Million Ponzi Scheme Unraveled Following Nassau County District Attorney Investigation
… County District Attorney Madeline Singas announced the arrest of a financial advisor from Pennsylvania and the re-arrest of his alleged collaborator, a financial advisor from … out on the $75,000 bond he posted following his previous arrest. The defendants are due back in court October 3, and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/09/dinapoli-10-million-ponzi-scheme-unraveled-following-nassau-county-district-attorney-investigationDiNapoli: Wall St. Profits Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels
… underwriting and securities activities, which were at, or near, record levels last year. Equity offerings in 2022 were … may see further declines. The Fed’s latest projections show its policy rate rising to 4.25%-4.5% by the end of the … pressure on the city’s finances. Preliminary figures show employment in the city’s securities industry rose in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/10/dinapoli-wall-st-profits-return-pre-pandemic-levelsOpinion 99-8
… subscription to minutes of board meetings) TOWN LAW, §§30(1), 63, 64(11-b), 116(13); MUNICIPAL HOME RULE LAW, … and mailing costs. The provision of the subscription service does not obviate the need to respond to individual … the form and content of the minutes (see 1982 Opns St Comp No. 82-181, p 233; 1981 Opns St Comp No. 81-301, p …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-99-8DiNapoli: Nearly 14% of New Yorkers Live in Poverty; Surpasses National Average for Eight Straight Years
… Almost 2.7 million New Yorkers, or 13.9% of the state’s population, lived in poverty in 2021, compared to 12.8% of all Americans, according to the first in a series of reports released today by State … Almost 27 million New Yorkers or 139 of the states population lived in poverty in 2021 compared to …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/12/dinapoli-nearly-14-percent-of-new-yorkers-live-poverty-surpasses-national-average-eight-straight-yearsOpinion 94-29
… views if, among other things, there have been subsequent court cases or statutory amendments that bear on the issues … proceedings in which the corporation counsel or county attorney represents the presentment agency or in support proceedings in which the corporation counsel or county attorney represents an indigent spouse, unless the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/legal-opinions/opinion-94-29NY State Comptroller DiNapoli Doubles Low Emissions Index Investment to $4 Billion
… successfully shifted significant holdings to lower carbon companies without losing value," DiNapoli said. "Our state … the Fund, was developed with assistance from Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) and launched in January 2016. It is modeled …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2018/01/ny-state-comptroller-dinapoli-doubles-low-emissions-index-investment-4-billionAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Three Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2017
… audit was to assess the accuracy of the Workers’ Compensation Board’s (Board) reported assessable expenses and … administration of Sections 50(5) and 151 of the Workers’ Compensation Law (WCL). We performed our audit pursuant to … for tracking its costs to administer the Workers’ Compensation Program (Program) and assessing these costs on …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/08/21/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-three-fiscal-years-ended-march-31The Association of Neurologically Impaired Brain Injured Children, Inc. – Compliance With the Consolidated Fiscal Reporting and Claiming Manual
… Medicaid and Non-Medicaid Service Coordination, and vocational training and support programs. Also, ANIBIC shared …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2016/12/09/association-neurologically-impaired-brain-injured-children-inc-compliance-consolidatedAssessment of Costs to Administer the Workers’ Compensation Program for the Two Fiscal Years Ended March 31, 2013
… Purpose The purpose of this performance audit is to determine whether the … report its assessable expenses related to administration of Sections 50(5), 151, and 228 of the Workers’ Compensation Law and Section 60 of both the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2015/04/15/assessment-costs-administer-workers-compensation-program-two-fiscal-years-ended-march-31Housing Trust Fund Corporation – Oversight of the Residential Emergency Services to Offer Home Repairs to the Elderly Program
… with program goals and requirements. The audit covered awards in funding years 2017-19. About the Program HCR … For the three funding years 2017-19, 49 RESTORE program awards totaling approximately $6.13 million were awarded to … promptly. For the three-year period, the 49 RESTORE awards went to just 36 LPAs to serve only 36 of the 62 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2021/07/15/housing-trust-fund-corporation-oversight-residential-emergency-services-offer-home-repairs