State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, Rensselaer County District Attorney Mary Pat Donnelly, and New York State Police Superintendent Steven G. James announced the guilty plea of Devin Zielinski, 33, for stealing over $230,000 from an elderly victim.
The New York State Common Retirement Fund (Fund) committed an additional approximately $2.4 billion to three funds as part of its Sustainable Investments and Climate Solutions (SICS) Program, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli, trustee of the Fund, announced today.
State Comptroller DiNapoli Warns Major Federal Cuts Will Harm State’s Finances
For the fourth year in a row, federal pandemic relief funds resulted in New York having a positive balance of payments with Washington. For every tax dollar New York paid to Washington in Federal Fiscal Year 2023, the State received $1.06 in return; the national average was $1.32. New York’s balance of payments was $912 per capita, ranking New York 42nd among states. This report is the ninth in a series by the Office of the State Comptroller that examines the flow of funds between the federal government and the states.
Auditors identified a number of issues with revenues and expenditures.
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State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced that nine villages were designated in fiscal stress under his office’s Fiscal Stress Monitoring System (FSMS) for their fiscal year ending in 2024.
Refunding of State Bonds – A.5833 /S.5442 (Pretlow/Krueger) - Signed as Chapter 102 of the Laws of 2025 – Removes the three percent limit on the call premium that may be reserved to the state for the purposes of redeeming or refunding state bonds.
Public Posting of Certain Contracts – A.6707 (Solages) – Requires a public listing of certain emergency and exempted contracts, which are otherwise subject to the approval of the State Comptroller.
