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DiNapoli: Proposed Congressional Cuts to SNAP Program Mean More New Yorkers Without Enough Food

Proposed federal changes to the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation’s largest program helping households obtain food, would increase costs to state governments, limit eligibility and reduce the value of future benefits according to a new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The most recent available data show 1 in 8 New York households were food insecure between 2021 and 2023. Almost 3 million New Yorkers relied on SNAP as of March 2025.

MTA Makes Progress Funding Capital Programs But Faces Risks From Federal Actions

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has made substantial progress funding its capital programs and has tried to limit the strain on its operating budget from debt service costs, but potential federal actions threaten its financial future and debt profile, according to State Comptroller DiNapoli’s annual report on the MTA’s capital programs and debt.

DiNapoli: Timely Remediation Essential for Success of State's Brownfield Cleanup Program

Some former industrial and commercial contaminated sites that could pose risks to the public’s health and safety have languished in the state’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP), according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit examined the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) management of the program and found it must be strengthened to ensure private parties follow through on the timely remediation of their contaminated sites.

DiNapoli Releases Bond Calendar for Third Quarter

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced a tentative schedule of planned bond sales for New York State, New York City and their major public authorities during the third quarter of 2025.

The planned sales of $10.8 billion include $7.21 billion of new money and $3.63 billion of refundings as follows:

DiNapoli: Rochester Woman Arrested for Alleged Theft of Nearly $13,000 in Pension Payments

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced the arrest of a 68-year-old Rochester woman for allegedly stealing $12,973 in state pension payments sent to her deceased mother. The defendant, Karen Walsh, was arraigned in Monroe County Centralized Arraignment Court on a charge of grand larceny in the third degree before Judge Cook.

DiNapoli Releases Annual IDA Report

New York's 106 local Industrial Development Agencies (IDAs) reported 4,282 active projects with a record high total value of nearly $136 billion in fiscal year end (FYE) 2023, an increase of 3.1% or over $4 billion, from the prior year, according to an annual report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.