New York’s young adults — some members of Generation Z (born 1997-2012) and Millennials (born 1981-1996) — are facing a complex economic landscape including higher unemployment rates, increasing costs, and larger debt burdens, that threatens their financial well-being, according to a new report released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
New York City’s Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) is falling short in enforcing Local Law 144 (LL144) which regulates the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in employment decisions, according to an audit released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. The audit found that DCWP had trouble identifying non-compliance with the law, particularly when employers did not disclose AI use or post bias audits.
Counties across New York aren’t getting the timely data they need to help them prevent suicides, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. While the Office of Mental Health (OMH) has implemented or partially implemented most of the recommendations from the state’s Suicide Prevention Task Force, auditors found that gaps in oversight and data-sharing have left the state unable to measure whether these efforts are reducing suicide deaths, which have not declined in recent years.
New York’s young adults — some members of Generation Z (born 1997-2012) and Millennials (born 1981-1996) — are facing a complex economic landscape, including higher unemployment rates, increasing costs, and larger debt burdens, that threatens their financial well-being. Rising household expenses, particularly for food, housing, and transportation, have outpaced growth in income. These conditions raise concerns about the State’s ability to retain its young workforce, critical for sustaining long-term growth.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Monroe County District Attorney Brian Green and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced that Karen Walsh, a 68-year-old Rochester woman, pleaded guilty to stealing $12,973 in state pension payments sent to her mother, whose death had not been reported to the pension system. As part of the plea, Walsh was ordered to pay full restitution upfront.
A South Carolina woman was arrested today for allegedly stealing $147,455 in pension payments meant for her deceased mother, New York Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, South Carolina Seventh Circuit Solicitor Barry J. Barnette and Spartanburg County, South Carolina Sheriff Bill Rhyne announced. Bonni-Lee Jones, 65, was charged with the felony crime of obtaining property valued at over $10,000 under false pretenses.
A new report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli shows the labor force participation rate for those with a disability age 16 and over rose by 4.6 percentage points between 2019 and 2024, while it dropped 0.5 percentage points for the state’s nondisabled workforce.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli and Orange County District Attorney David M. Hoovler announced that on Monday, November 10, 2025, Rohail Raja, age 45, and his wife, Sharma Alam, age 45, both of the Town of New Windsor, were arraigned on an indictment charging them with Grand Larceny in the First Degree and Conspiracy in the Fourth Degree in connection with a scheme to defraud the New York State Medicaid program of millions of dollars. Both were remanded to Orange County Jail in lieu of $1,000,000 cash bail, $5,000,000 fully secured bond or $10,000,000 partially secured bond.
John Hudson, the former officer in charge of the Village of Hoosick Falls Police Department and former chief of the Town of Hoosick Rescue Squad, was arrested today for allegedly using rescue squad funds to purchase over a thousand dollars in tires for his personal vehicle, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced today.
The estimated value of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) was $291.4 billion at the end of the second quarter of State Fiscal Year 2025-26, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. Fund investments returned an estimated 4.13% for the quarter and 9.82% for the first six months of the fiscal year.
