The critical role farms play in New York cannot be overstated, both as an economic engine for their communities and an essential part of our food supply system. This is especially true in the Finger Lakes where sales of farm products topped $2.3 billion in 2022, leading the state. Some counties in this region also countered statewide trends, seeing growth in the number of acres farmed.
The critical role farms play in New York cannot be overstated, both as an economic engine for their communities and an essential part of our food supply system. This is especially true in the North Country where sales of farm products topped $1.2 billion in 2022, making it the second highest producing region in the state.
The critical role farms play in New York cannot be overstated, both as an economic engine for their communities and an essential part of our food supply system. This is especially true on Long Island. It was the only region in the state to see the numbers climb for both farms and farmland acres in the most recent United States Department of Agriculture Census.
Billions of dollars have been spent on Medicaid home care services for New Yorkers without the required verification that the services took place, according to a new audit from State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
The critical role farms play in New York cannot be overstated, both as an economic engine for their communities and an essential part of our food supply system. This is especially true in the Hudson Valley where sales of farm products topped $300 million in 2022. The region also countered statewide trends, seeing growth in both the number of farms and in farmland in some counties.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Fulton County District Attorney Mike Poulin announced the arrest of Chad Daley, 52, for allegedly stealing over $8,000 from a nonprofit that maintains snowmobile trails in the Adirondacks. Daley, the president of the Snowdrifters of Stratford, was also accused of falsifying business records to fraudulently secure $40,000 in state grant money for the organization.
The benefits from four major social insurance programs provide crucial financial support during difficult times in the lives of hundreds of thousands New York workers and their families each year, according to a new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli that reviews the benefit amounts, limits, and wage replacement rate of these programs and how they compare with peer states.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, and the New York State Police today announced the guilty plea of Amber Diacetis, a 30-year-old Albany woman, and the indictment of Devin Zielinski, 33, for stealing over $230,000 from an elderly victim.
The Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) failed to adequately oversee the use of child care stabilization grant funds received during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. To help child care service providers stabilize their operations and retain their employees, in 2021 the American Rescue Plan Act and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act provided federal grants that OCFS administered locally.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the following school audits were issued.
