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DiNapoli: NYC Pre-K Special Education Provider Claimed Nearly $3 Million In Ineligible Expenses
… children must properly account for their use of public funds,” DiNapoli said. “We have found too many schools that … State Education Department for recovery of the misspent funds.” Yeled is one of many preschool Special Education … uncovered waste, fraud and abuse of special education funds, DiNapoli announced an initiative involving a broad …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/01/dinapoli-nyc-pre-k-special-education-provider-claimed-nearly-3-million-ineligible-expensesState Pension Fund Commits Additional $50 Million to Invest in New York-Based Companies
… program invests in New York State-based companies seeking capital for growth, to refinance ownership or for early stage … portfolio of public and private equities, fixed income, real estate and alternative instruments and has consistently been …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2014/11/state-pension-fund-commits-additional-50-million-invest-new-york-based-companiesDiNapoli: Pharma Company Agrees To Bar Its Drugs From Use In State Executions
… Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced that in response to a Common Retirement Fund shareholder resolution, Akorn Pharmaceuticals is taking action to prevent its products from being used in lethal injection executions and is asking any states that might have its products on hand for such purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/dinapoli-pharma-company-agrees-bar-its-drugs-use-state-executionseBay Publicly Commits to Gender and Racial Diversity in Search for Board Members
… proposal they filed at eBay Inc. after the company agreed to revise its Governance Guidelines to include gender and racial diversity among the qualities … just one woman on its board, lagged its peers when it came to board diversity and had no stated policy that it made …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/03/ebay-publicly-commits-gender-and-racial-diversity-search-board-membersAudit Finds Operational and Oversight Failures Led to Financial Instability in Mount Vernon
The city of Mount Vernon faced financial uncertainty and problems because it lacked critical operational controls over finances electronic banking purchasing goods and services and segregating financial duties according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/01/audit-finds-operational-and-oversight-failures-led-financial-instability-mount-vernonDiNapoli: State Needs To Do More for Growing Mental Health Crisis in Schools
… many students in New York, but not enough is being done to make sure they are getting the information and support … crisis, SED should ensure that school districts statewide have established a mental health curriculum and are using it. … mandated mental health education standards, so it cannot be sure of what districts are, or are not, providing …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/04/dinapoli-state-needs-do-more-growing-mental-health-crisis-schoolsDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up Over 12% in Second Quarter of 2022
… while growth in the rest of the state slowed. The city’s collections increased by 24.9%, from a relatively weak $1.9 … quickly after the first wave of the pandemic in the spring of 2020 and went on to experience significant growth … at Open Book New York . Under State Comptroller DiNapoli’s open data initiative, search millions of state and local …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2022/07/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-over-12-second-quarter-2022NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces $800 Million in Recent Climate-Related and Sustainable Investments
… NYS Comptroller DiNapoli announced $800 million in investments through the NYS Common Retirement Funds Sustainable Investments and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/02/nys-common-retirement-fund-announces-800-million-recent-climate-related-and-sustainable-investmentsDiNapoli Urges Changes to Protect Children Placed in Custody of Relatives or Guardians
… drug use. Despite numerous conditions that raised red flags, including a police report stating the relative kept a …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/03/dinapoli-urges-changes-protect-children-placed-custody-relatives-or-guardiansDiNapoli Op-Ed in Newsday Urges Washington to Help Governments Hurt by COVID-19
… is below: State, local governments can slide into fiscal black hole We are all painfully aware of the devastating … all. Op-Ed State, local governments can slide into fiscal black hole Find out how your government money is spent at Open Book New York . Track municipal spending, the state's 170,000 …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/04/dinapoli-op-ed-newsday-urges-washington-help-governments-hurt-covid-19DiNapoli: Thruway Authority Owed More Than $275 Million in Unpaid Tolls and Fees
… Aspects of Toll Collections Related Report Assessment of NYS Thruway Authority Finances and Proposed Toll Increases …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/05/dinapoli-thruway-authority-owed-more-275-million-unpaid-tolls-and-feesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 2.5% in October Compared to Last Year
… year-over-year growth in sales tax collections, as was seen in the years before the pandemic, is a positive sign … and Finance, and the amounts are based on estimates of what each municipality is due. In the third month of each … reflects reported sales by vendors. The next quarterly numbers (for October to December) will be available in …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/11/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-2-point-5-percent-october-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Near Flat in January Compared to Last Year
… Local sales tax collections in New York state increased by 0.3% in January compared to the … last year when inflation was more than twice as high and New York City’s taxable sales were surging,” DiNapoli said. … sales tax revenue projections for 2024.” In January 2024: New York City’s collections totaled $873 million, an increase …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/02/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-near-flat-january-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.6% in February Compared to Last Year
… by 1.6% in February compared to the same month in 2023, according to data released today by State Comptroller … increased by 16 in February compared to the same month in 2023 according to data released today by State Comptroller …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/03/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-16-february-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 1.5% in April Compared to Last Year
… The next quarterly numbers (for April to June) will be available in July. Table Monthly Local Sales Tax Collections …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-15-april-compared-last-yearDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Up 3.9% in May Compared to Last Year
… and Finance. The amounts are based on estimates of what each municipality is due. In the third month of each calendar-year quarter, … are adjusted upward or downward, so that the quarter as a whole reflects reported sales by vendors. The next quarterly …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-up-39-percent-in-may-compared-last-yearFinger Lakes Region Leads the Way Statewide in Agricultural Sales, Topping $2 Billion
… melons, potatoes and sweet potatoes; fruits, tree nuts and berries, as well as cattle and calves. Statewide, …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/11/dinapoli-agriculture-report-reveals-economic-growth-and-challenges-facing-new-york-farms-finger-lakesDiNapoli: Local Sales Tax Collections Total $5.8 Billion, Up 3.2% in First Quarter
… Local government sales tax collections totaled $5.8 billion in the first quarter (January-March) of 2025, an increase of 3.2% ($180 million) compared to the same quarter last year. Each of the 10 regions in the state, including New York City, had a year-over-year …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2025/05/dinapoli-local-sales-tax-collections-total-58-billion-32-first-quarterNew York Farms and Farmland Decrease at a Higher Rate Than Nationally in 2025
… exports, curtail the available agricultural workforce, drive up costs, and impact the financial viability of family … increase the share of New York-produced food that is sold in the state; continued research and services for …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/new-york-farms-and-farmland-decrease-higher-rate-nationally-2025DiNapoli: Three Arrested in Connection With Over $1 Million Medicaid Transportation Fraud Scheme
… for their own greed,” said Naomi Gruchacz, Special Agent in Charge with the U.S. Department of Health and Human …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/08/dinapoli-three-arrested-connection-over-1-million-medicaid-transportation-fraud-scheme