Empire State Development (ESD), New York state's chief economic development agency, failed to meet more than half of the reporting requirements for tax credit and job creation programs, diminishing transparency and accountability according to an

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office reviewed 1,698 contracts valued at $4.4 billion and approved more than 2.7 million payments worth more than $8.5 billion in February 2014.

An audit issued today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has identified $32,271 in unallowable expenses and $489,616 in questionable costs that were paid by the state Office of Mental Health (OMH) to an Altamont, N.Y.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1,873 contracts valued at $8.77 billion and approved nearly 4.1 million payments worth more than $23.8 billion in March.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 990 contracts valued at $750 million and approved nearly 3.9 million payments worth more than $10.4 billion in April.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1,204 contracts valued at $22.1 billion and approved more than 1.3 million payments worth more than $5.7 billion in April.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1,636 contracts valued at $1.99 billion and approved nearly 2.2 million payments worth nearly $10.3 billion in May.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 1,352 contracts valued at $950 million and approved nearly 2 million payments worth nearly $8 billion in October.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office reviewed 1,422 contracts valued at $1 billion and approved more than 4.5 million payments worth nearly $8.5 billion in April.

State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today his office approved 215 contracts valued at $109 million and approved 1.7 million payments worth $5.8 billion in October.