The state Department of Agriculture and Markets is generally doing well to ensure animal shelters across New York are providing safe conditions and proper care for seized dogs, but officials could do more to make certain dogs are not inappropriately euthanized, according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli released the following statement today after the Pew Charitable Trusts public policy foundation ranked the New York State Common Retirement Fund as the fourth best-funded retirement system among states:
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office stopped $24.2 million in questionable or fraudulent personal income tax refunds payments so far in 2018.
"Tax cheats are continuously looking for new ways to beat the system, but my auditors are staying one step ahead of them," DiNapoli said. "My office continues to stop fraudulent refunds from reaching the hands of dishonest individuals and identifying taxpayers who claim deductions that are not rightfully theirs."
The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has committed $20 million to the Tribeca Venture Partners Growth Fund to invest in local companies, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today. The transaction raises the total commitments of DiNapoli's In-State Private Equity Program (the In-State Program) to $1.6 billion.
New York state's personal income tax (PIT) check-off funds are not distributed promptly to charitable causes, even after legislation aimed at speeding up the process was enacted in 2015, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. His office found more than $15.7 million remained in the funds as of the end of state fiscal year 2016-17.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York Common Retirement Fund (the Fund), released the following statement today in regarding Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Senate testimony. The Fund holds shares in Facebook valued at more than $1 billion.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund), today announced he has written to 10 of the largest greenhouse gas emitting companies held by the Fund, urging them to reduce emissions and address risks arising from climate change.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that three major U.S. energy companies have agreed to detail how they will be impacted by the global effort to achieve the Paris Agreement's goals and how they can adapt to a lower carbon future. As a result, the New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) has withdrawn the shareholder requests it had filed with DTE Energy, Dominion Energy and Southwestern Energy.
"The Governor and Legislature reached an on-time budget agreement amid an uncertain revenue picture and risks to federal aid.
"Still, there are areas of concern. As in past years, the budget negotiation process was mostly done behind closed doors, leaving the public in the dark about how taxpayer money will be spent. My office will provide a more detailed analysis of the enacted budget in the coming weeks."
In February, the Office of the State Comptroller approved 1,292 contracts for state agencies and public authorities valued at $1.32 billion and approved nearly 4.6 million payments worth more than $11.5 billion. The office rejected 177 contracts and related transactions valued at $420 million and more than 2,000 payments valued at more than $5.5 million. More information on these contracts and payments is available at www.openbooknewyork.com.
