ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says sales taxes collected by local governments across the state grew in 2018 for the third consecutive year. The Democrat releases a report Monday that finds collections rose by $872 ...

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State tax collections through the first three quarters of the fiscal year are down. State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the decline was 2.2 percent, or around $1.2 billion. That’s $29.9 million lower than mid-year projections. The comptroller says the timing ...

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A new report finds that New York state leads in the nation in nonprofit jobs and organizations. The analysis released Wednesday by Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli reveals that 1.3 million New Yorkers work for charities, health care organizations, educational institutions or ...

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A scathing report issued by Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration on Monday slammed Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli for state pension fund investments in hedge funds that cost the state more than $1 billion in fees. The analysis by Cuomo’s Department of Financial ...

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Sales of organic farm products rose 56 percent statewide from 2008 to 2014 with $164 million in sales that year, according to a report released Friday by the office of state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. New York ranks third nationwide ...

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New York state’s comptroller reports the state’s 15 active land banks have acquired more than 1,000 vacant and abandoned properties in attempts to fight blight and promote economic recovery. The report says one-third of the properties are vacant land or ...

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The New York State Comptroller’s Office has approved 1,462 contracts valued at $1.72 billion in July, as well as more than 1.7 million payments worth nearly $6.3 billion. The office reports rejecting 167 contracts and 1,183 payments due to improprieties. ...

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A state audit has revealed shortcomings in the reporting of misbehavior by people convicted of drunk driving who have a court-ordered ignition interlock device (IID) installed on their vehicle. The Office of New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli checked ...

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ALBANY — Here’s a politician’s favorite job: Handing out checks. New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is trying to do just that in events across the state this month to find the owners of $11 billion in unclaimed funds.

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ALBANY — The sole trustee of the massive New York state public pension fund says he's concerned about the huge Wall Street drop Monday, but he remains confident in long-term investing and strength of the pension.

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ALBANY — New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli proposed Tuesday establishing a fund supported by fees from drillers to clean up environmental damage from natural gas drilling using high-volume hydraulic fracturing.

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ALBANY — New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says that if the Legislature doesn’t act on the current budget deficit during Monday’s special session, the state will be in worse shape in January.

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