He said it's another hit for the local governments, which are also seeing lower sales tax collections in general, according to a recent
report by the state comptroller.
A fiscal monitoring system
run by the state comptroller's office will publicly identify local governments that may be heading towards a fiscal cliff.
State regulators aren't appropriately responding to complaints of excessive overtime from nurses in New York, according to an audit released
by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.
The MTA failed to collect nearly half of the all the fines it should have between 2013 and 2015 — costing the city more than $ 13 million in revenue, a new
audit by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has found.
New York's prison population is decreasing, but the number of inmates age 50 and over rose 46 percent from 2007 to 2016, and the state must adjust its policies to meet the unique needs of this population, according to a report issued
today by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.
A report
issued by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli shows sales - tax collections for 2015 dropped in 30 of New York's 57 counties outside New York City.
The the latest list of contracts and payments
approved by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli includes a $ 19,000 line from the Assembly for independent investigations of sexual harassment and $ 12,000 from the Senate for «personnel - related matters.»
He went on to blast Zemsky for a recent audit that showed his agency couldn't prove that any of 25 companies
reviewed by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli met requirements for the tax breaks they won under the Excelsior Jobs program.
An audit
conducted by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office found noise complaints in NYC nearly doubled between 2010 and 2015, with much of it being generated from bars and nightclubs, and better enforcement by the NYPD and state Liquor Authority is needed.
At the hearing, several lawmakers questioned why Zemsky and others in the Cuomo administration resist additional
oversight by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to approve some of the projects, and whether the Development Council board members should be subject to greater ethical disclosure rules.
A new state audit released
Friday by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli shows off - track wagering dropped by $ 1.2 billion during the five - year period of 2009 - 2013 compared to the previous five - year span.
ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- New York state had more jobs last year than at any time since the Great Recession, though upstate regions continue to struggle, according to a new report on employment published
Monday by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli.
A new audit
by the State Comptroller finds that out of a sample of state workers at state agencies and authorities, more than one fifth were double dipping, being paid for two jobs while doing only one.
More than a quarter of all property in New York state is off the tax rolls, according to figures
compiled by the state comptroller, who said it's a burden on local finances.
State tax collections totaled $ 18.6 billion in the first quarter of the new fiscal year, $ 1.2 billion less than the same period last year and $ 315.7 million below projections, according to the state cash report issued
Tuesday by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.
According to the numbers released
Wednesday by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, Troy's fiscal stress score dropped from 40 percent in 2015 to 23.8 percent in 2016.
A
bill by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to reinstate the comptroller's ability to oversee economic development contracts is gaining momentum in the legislature.
Hooper, a Long Island Democrat who is routinely the Legislature's top recipient of per diems and other travel expenses, received $ 26,180.93 in 2015, according to data
published by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office.
The statewide cap of 0.12 percent for 2016 - 17, announced last
month by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, is down sharply from the current year's baseline limit of 1.62 percent.
He pointed out that just in the last couple of days, there was another example of failure in the current system of oversight when U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara charged a former portfolio manager in the state's pension fund, which is
overseen by the state comptroller, with running a bribery scheme.
Cuomo did, however, focus on a few things that haven't been a major part of past speeches, such as term limits and his idea to have new inspectors general take on the auditing powers traditionally
held by the state comptroller at SUNY and CUNY.
DiNapoli, McNamara Pension Fraud Investigation Results in Conviction of Double - Dipping Retired Rome Police Officer Criminal double dipping
uncovered by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli's investigators and Oneida County District Attorney Scott McNamara's office has resulted in the conviction of former Rome police officer Thomas C. Hubal, who pleaded guilty to third degree grand larceny.
Cuomo has also decried the lack of oversight of the SUNY Poly contracts for upstate
development by the state comptroller, among others, and has said he's turning all of the contracts over to his own Empire State Development authority, which routinely approves economic development projects where more checks and balances are required.
Sunday, she was sworn in by New York Democrat Sen. Charles Schumer after
remarks by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and state Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, praising her as a rising Democratic star.
Two schools for disabled youth, including the Mountain Lake Academy here, have been
cited by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli for overcharging taxpayers $ 7.7 million.
Start - UP NY, a business tax - break program, included a $ 53 million ad campaign
criticized by the state comptroller and has created 408 jobs since it began in 2013, according to the state.
Eastport - South Manor school officials, whose district is among four on Long Island
identified by the state comptroller Thursday as fiscally stressed, have begun notifying residents that belt - tightening measures — including staff and program cuts — may lie ahead.
DiNapoli also suggested a separate constitutional amendment to ban public authorities and other entities from issuing state - funded debt, allow bond acts to be considered by voters in the same year and require all state - funded debt to be issued
by the state comptroller after it's approved by voters.
An audit of the Champlain Joint Youth
Program by the state Comptroller's Office revealed officials in the town and village of Champlain and the Village of Rouses Point were unaware of a shared services agreement establishing the program.
A bill
proposed by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli would give the comptroller the power to oversee economic development contracts in the future and potentially flag any signs of illegal activities.
Eastport - South Manor school officials, whose district is among four on Long Island identified
by the state comptroller as fiscally stressed, have begun notifying residents that belt - tightening measures — including staff and program cuts — may lie ahead.
A number of changes, including a tracking of contracts through a database, as well as more oversight of
spending by the state comptroller's office, were proposed in the wake of Percoco's 2016 arrest.
That sounds awfully like the activist shareholder model that's currently being
exercised by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who has sought to squeeze reforms from major companies the state's pension fund has invested in, including greater disclosure of their political activity.
The
probe by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Inspector General Joseph Fisch found that correction officials looked the other way as Howard Dean — a retired food - services director — fleeced the state treasury out of nearly $ 500,000 with the phony scheme and a host of ill - gotten perks.