Beginning in September, New York's 529 College Savings Program will offer more investment options, lower costs, raise the maximum allowable balance and eliminate the $25 minimum contribution, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today.
State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1,399 contracts valued at $2.62 billion and approved nearly 2 million payments worth nearly $9.9 billion in January. His office also rejected 196 contracts and related transactions valued at $1.1 billion and nearly 1,200 payments valued at nearly $14.4 million due to fraud, waste or other improprieties.
State tax collections totaled nearly $62.7 billion through Jan. 31, a decline of $658.3 million or 1 percent from the same period last year, according to the state cash report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Year to date tax collections were $167.9 million higher than the latest projections included in the Third Quarter Update to the Financial Plan released with the Executive Budget on Jan. 17.
A coalition of institutional investors, led by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, as trustee of the New York State Common Retirement Fund (CRF), and the Church of England investment fund, have again asked ExxonMobil to report how its business will be impacted by global efforts to mitigate climate change.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today he has named Erin Stevens as deputy comptroller for Intergovernmental and Community Affairs, Christina Baal-Owens as director of Community Affairs, and Tad Mack as the regional director for the Finger Lakes.
New York's water systems may require nearly $40 billion in repairs and improvements over the next two decades, according to a report issued today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
The $162.2 billion Executive Budget includes proposals to address infrastructure needs while reducing out-year gaps, but shifts some spending off-budget and would expand Executive authority to reshape spending and programs without legislative input, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
The Department of Agriculture and Markets (Ag&Mkts) and the Office of General Services (OGS) are now directing all state agencies to submit better reporting of their purchases of New York produced foods according to an audit released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found numerous problems.
New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits and examinations have been issued:
"The 9/11 attacks united New York, America and nations around the world in a way not seen in decades. We stood together bonded by the knowledge that those who espouse terror, violence and hatred can never win. Our strength is in our resilience and our love of freedom. Today, with our nation seeming more divided than it has been in decades, we should strive to reclaim that sense of unity and shared purpose we held in the aftermath of 9/11. I can think of no better way to honor the men and women who lost their lives.
