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DiNapoli: Food Giant ConAgra Agrees to State Pension Fund's Proposal to Buy Sustainable Palm Oil

… palm oil shareholder proposal , which it co-filed with Green Century Capital Management. “ConAgra’s commitment to … said. “Palm oil is in many of the products we enjoy every day, but too often suppliers produce it in ways that destroy … place in their supply chains,” said Lucia von Reusner of Green Century Capital Management, which co-filed the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/08/dinapoli-food-giant-conagra-agrees-state-pension-funds-proposal-buy-sustainable-palm-oil

DiNapoli: New York May Be Paying Medicaid Premiums for People Living Out-of-State

… federal Public Assistance Reporting Information System (PARIS), which matches enrollment data of public assistance … NYSOH started. DOH did not start reviews of the NYSOH PARIS match results until two years later, in October 2019. … outside of New York according to data sources other than PARIS, such as the U.S. Postal Service’s National Change of …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/09/dinapoli-new-york-may-be-paying-medicaid-premiums-people-living-out-state

Audit Finds Construction Delays in Public Housing Program Across New York State

… Problems with the administration of the public housing modernization program run by New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) have led to years-long delays in projects outside New York City, according to an audit … DiNapoli said. “People living in moderate- and low-income housing should not have to wait years for crucial projects to …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/05/audit-finds-construction-delays-public-housing-program-across-new-york-state

DiNapoli: NYC FY 2025 Budget Balanced With Strong Revenues and Cost Savings

… for the next fiscal year, helping the city balance its FY 2025 executive budget, according to a report released today … average of more than $200 million annually beginning in FY 2025. New York City has generated substantial savings from … net savings of $2.6 billion in FY 2024, $2.3 billion in FY 2025, and an average of nearly $2.2 billion in the out-years, …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-nyc-fy-2025-budget-balanced-strong-revenues-and-cost-savings

DiNapoli: Former Medical Office Manager Pleads Guilty to Defrauding New York State Health Insurance Plan

… She was arrested in September 2023 following a joint investigation by Comptroller DiNapoli, the Ulster County … of Investigations (FBI) – Hudson Valley White Collar Crime Task Force, and the New York State Police. “Ms. … agencies that are part of the Hudson Valley White Collar Crime Task Force, as well as between our Office and the New …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-former-medical-office-manager-pleads-guilty-defrauding-new-york-state-health-insurance-plan

DiNapoli: New York City's Budget Outlook Improves

… and planned cost savings benefited New York City’s budget outlook for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, but funding for education … Despite the short-term improvement to the city’s fiscal outlook and efforts to minimize service impact, the city … report projects overtime could total $2 billion. Outlook Ahead The city should continue to seek efficiencies …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-new-york-citys-budget-outlook-improves

DiNapoli: Environmental Facilities Corporation Faces Significant Funding Backlog for Essential Water Infrastructure Projects

… water and sewer projects far exceeds this amount, and tens of billions of dollars in local projects remain in the pipeline, … to help communities access funding to ensure the success of these programs continues.” EFC is a public benefit … water in the nation but there is a daunting backlog of local water infrastructure projects …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/04/dinapoli-environmental-facilities-corporation-faces-significant-funding-backlog-essential-water

DiNapoli Urges Companies to Join Workplace Pledge to Fight Antisemitism

… Fight Antisemitism. DiNapoli announced his action Saturday night at the Stand With Israel event at the Hampton Synagogue …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-urges-companies-join-workplace-pledge-fight-antisemitism

DiNapoli: MTA Avoided A Fiscal Crisis, Now It Has To Convince Riders To Come Back

… in 2024 that could have ballooned to $1.6 billion in 2026. With new funds made available by the state and city, … budgets throughout its five-year financial plan through 2027. MTA projects its overall revenue will increase by 4.4% … downstate casinos to provide $500 million in each of 2026 and 2027. Any delay in the casinos’ approval could throw …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/10/dinapoli-mta-avoided-fiscal-crisis-now-it-has-convince-riders-come-back

DiNapoli Analysis Finds Sharp Decline in Homeless Veterans in New York

… since then. By 2022, federal funding had increased 635% to $2.7 billion. New York City Leads the Way The … of a county’s population, the highest share is in Jefferson County, with 13%. Analysis Reductions in …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-analysis-finds-sharp-decline-homeless-veterans-new-york

Accessibility for People With Disabilities

… To determine whether the Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has taken adequate steps to ensure State parks and historic sites are accessible and can accommodate persons … To determine whether the Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation has taken adequate steps to ensure …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2023/08/10/accessibility-people-disabilities

DiNapoli: New State Funds Open Door for MTA to Ease Debt, Build Stronger Future Budgets

… to lag pre-pandemic levels, and with an ambitious 2020-2024 capital program still facing funding risks, the MTA will … lockbox debt service and excluding debt issued after the 2020-2024 capital program) is projected to reach nearly $5 …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-new-state-funds-open-door-mta-ease-debt-build-stronger-future-budgets

Comptrollers DiNapoli, Lander Urge Fellow Netflix Investors to Support Workers' Rights

… announced that they have called on Netflix shareholders to support their joint proposal urging the streaming service to uphold its employees’ rights to freedom of association and … announced that they have called on Netflix shareholders to support their joint proposal urging the streaming service …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/comptrollers-dinapoli-lander-urge-fellow-netflix-investors-support-workers-rights

DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Hiring and Budgeting Problems in Brentwood School District

… A pattern of poor budgeting led the Brentwood Union Free School … budget or hiring new employees, undermines the principles of transparency and accountability. Brentwood officials … For example, the board paid the Eastern Suffolk Board of Cooperative Educational Services (BOCES) approximately …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/11/dinapoli-audit-reveals-hiring-and-budgeting-problems-brentwood-school-district

DiNapoli: 14 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress

… Fourteen school districts statewide were designated in some level of fiscal stress under New York State … year (SY) ending on June 30, 2022, down from 23 districts in fiscal stress the prior year. This is the lowest incidence … (2012-13 school year). “The number of districts designated in a fiscal stress category has fallen considerably over the …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/01/dinapoli-14-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stress

DiNapoli: Tennessee Woman Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud for Receiving Deceased Mother's New York State and Local Retirement System Benefits

… This case was the result of a joint investigation with the Social Security Administration Inspector General’s Office (SSAIG), … the New York State and Local Retirement System,” DiNapoli said. “I thank the United States Attorney for the Eastern …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/03/dinapoli-tennessee-woman-pleads-guilty-wire-fraud-receiving-deceased-mothers-new-york-state-and-local

DiNapoli: 31 School Districts Designated in Fiscal Stress

… Thirty-one school districts were designated in some level of fiscal stress under New York State … year (SY) ending June 30, 2025, up from 22 districts in fiscal stress the prior year. “In recent years, pandemic-related federal funding as well as … Thirtyone school districts were designated in some level of fiscal stress under New York State …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/01/dinapoli-31-school-districts-designated-fiscal-stress

DiNapoli: Pandemic Disrupts Special Education; Many Students Missing Mandated Services

… with disabilities lost partial or full special education services because of school shutdowns and the shift to remote … system, but the students who need special education services were especially impacted,” DiNapoli said. “An … had a disability. During the COVID-19 crisis, programs and services for students with disabilities were disrupted by …

https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/09/dinapoli-pandemic-disrupts-special-education-many-students-missing-mandated-services