The number of identity theft cases in New York state reached a record level in last year, according to a new report.

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The comptroller of New York is urging FairPoint’s biggest shareholder to encourage the company to treat its workforce fairly. Thomas DiNapoli expressed concerns about union allegations that FairPoint improperly declared an impasse in labor negotiations in a letter to John ...

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Onondaga County Comptroller Robert Antonacci has named Jane Rossi — an entrepreneur, community leader and nationally recognized expert on health care issues — as state finance chairwoman of his campaign for New York state comptroller. Born and raised in Central ...

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ALBANY — Local sales tax collections statewide were boosted last year in part by spending after Superstorm Sandy and rose $739 million, or 5.2 percent, exceeding the previous year’s increase, the New York comptroller reported Thursday. In the annual report, ...

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ALBANY — The New York comptroller reported that state agencies have spent more than $462 million on overtime in the first nine months of this year, a $65 million jump from last year. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said if the trend ...

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ALBANY — New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says state tax revenues have exceeded projections in the most recent quarter, but notes weakness in May and June and says the government should spend cautiously for the rest of the fiscal year. ...

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Among the bills on Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s desk awaiting his signature this week is legislation that would require state agencies to pay interest sooner for late contract payments to nonprofit agencies across the state. The State Comptroller’s Office released a ...

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ALBANY — State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli accused the state Office for Technology on Tuesday of favoring certain companies in purchases that wasted millions of dollars, while landing a job for a former administrator’s girlfriend at a company seeking to do ...

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ALBANY — New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says a state biologist routinely spent hours drinking at a local bar while on the job, and his bar tab shows it. The state Department of Environmental Conservation says its worker will ...

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NEW YORK CITY — Wall Street is again losing jobs because of global economic woes, threatening tax revenue for a city and state heavily reliant on the financial industry, New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said Tuesday.

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BALLSTON SPA — State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the former treasurer of an upstate New York volunteer fire department stole as much as $500,000 from the organization and used the money to buy appliances, furniture, electronic equipment and more than 250 backyard patio stones.

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ALBANY — New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says there's been strong economic improvement since April, but he's still urging caution over the state's "tenuous" fiscal health.

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