State tax receipts totaled $85.8 billion through three quarters of the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2025-26, $2.3 billion higher than estimates released in the Division of Budget’s (DOB) Mid-Year Update to the Enacted Budget Financial Plan. On a year-over-year basis, collections were $5.9 billion higher than those through December 2024, according to the monthly State Cash Report released by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

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New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Schuyler County District Attorney Jeremy Hourihan and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced the arrest of Kelly S. Groves, the president and interim treasurer of the Monterey Volunteer Fire Department, for allegedly stealing over $3,000 from the department. Groves, 49, of Beaver Dams, was charged with grand larceny in the third degree.

An independent fiduciary and conflict of interest review of the $291.4 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) recognized the Fund for its exemplary investment oversight, risk management, and ethical governance. Released today by State Comptroller Thomas P.

Property tax levy growth for New York’s school districts and 10 cities will remain capped at 2% for the fifth year in a row, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

The former mayor of the Village of Dannemora was charged with falsifying time sheets aiming to allow state correction officers to claim they worked as village employees to secure more generous benefits from the state retirement system, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Essex County District Attorney Michael P. Langey and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced today. The defendant, Richard Scholl, faces charges of tampering with public records and falsifying business records.

“During today’s State of the State Address, Gov. Hochul outlined her priorities for New Yorkers in 2026, including addressing critical issues like the affordability crisis, gun violence, clean water, food insecurity and investing in universal child care. My office has detailed the challenges faced by working parents and child care providers, and a commitment to advancing universal child care in our state is laudable.

A pair of siblings have been arraigned on a sealed indictment for allegedly stealing $90,000 in Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) funds to which they were not entitled, New York Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Albany County District Attorney Lee C. Kindlon and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced today.

As part of the scheme, the defendants completed and filed an application containing false information with the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) to fraudulently obtain funding through the ERAP.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli is urging New Yorkers to spend and register the gift cards they receive during the holidays to avoid losing track of their money. After five years of inactivity, retailers are required by law to turn unused gift card balances over to the State Comptroller’s Office of Unclaimed Funds (OUF), where the money can always be claimed. In 2025, DiNapoli’s office recovered more than $28 million in unused gift cards that New Yorkers can claim.

An audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli of New York City’s largest housing voucher program found that weak oversight and administrative lapses are contributing to rising costs and placing some vulnerable families in unsafe housing. The program, known as the City Fighting Homelessness and Eviction Prevention Supplement (CityFHEPS) is overseen by the New York City Department of Social Services (DSS), and it is designed to help low-income New Yorkers avoid homelessness.