State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the appointment of former Dutchess County Comptroller Robin Lois as the Deputy Comptroller of Local Government & School Accountability.

Lois will head the division responsible for monitoring the finances of New York’s local governments and school districts. She will direct seven regional offices and a staff of more than 300 responsible for auditing and budget reviews, training local officials, monitoring local fiscal stress, and reporting on issues facing local governments and schools.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced a tentative schedule of planned bond sales for New York State, New York City and their major public authorities during the first quarter of 2024.

The planned sales of $4.36 billion include $3.11 billion of new money and $1.25 billion of refundings and reofferings as follows:

Property tax levy growth for school districts and 10 of the state’s cities will be capped at 2%, the same as last year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

A former Town of Throop Supervisor was arrested and pleaded guilty today to stealing nearly $11,000 from the town over a two-year period, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Attorney General Letitia James and the New York State Police announced. William Tarby pleaded guilty to Grand Larceny in the Fourth Degree and Official Misconduct. As part of his plea agreement, he will pay full restitution and cannot seek public office again.

“With a new year and legislative session upon us, today’s State of the State Address by Gov. Hochul outlined her priorities for 2024, addressing issues important to New Yorkers across the state.

“The Midyear Financial Plan released in October indicated the state is facing outyear budget gaps totaling over $21 billion through State Fiscal Year 2026-27.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today the following audits have been issued.

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that the former treasurer of the Morley Volunteer Fire Co., Cindi Perkins, was yesterday ordered to pay $50,000 in restitution and sentenced to serve five years of probation for stealing from the fire company. Perkins, 58, previously pleaded guilty to grand larceny in the fourth degree in November 2023.

With federal legislation ending continuous Medicaid coverage in March 2023, New York state began the process of redetermining eligibility for every enrolled individual. An analysis by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli found this “unwinding” may not meet projections in the Division of the Budget’s (DOB) Mid-Year Update to the Enacted Budget Financial Plan, adding costs to the state budget.