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DiNAPOLI: TENNESSEE WOMAN SENTENCED FOR STEALING DECEASED MOTHER’S NYS PENSION CHECKS

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today announced the sentencing of Leslie Schwinzer, of Knoxville, Tennessee, for stealing pension checks that had been issued to her deceased mother. Schwinzer, 46, was sentenced on July 14, 2022 to pay over $56,000 in restitution and serve 8 months home detention and 2 years’ probation before the […]

Update: Monkeypox in New York State – July 15, 2022

As of July 15 2022, a total of 490 confirmed orthopoxvirus/monkeypox cases – a designation established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – have been identified with 461 in New York City, 16 in Westchester County, 4 in Suffolk County, 3 in Nassau County, 1 in Sullivan County, 1 in Chemung County, […]

DiNAPOLI: NUMBER OF NEW YORKERS BEHIND ON UTILITY BILLS SOARED DURING PANDEMIC

One in Eight Residential Customers Statewide Face Overdue Utility Bills, 60% of Customers in Arrears are from NYC and Long Island The devastating number of job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant increase in the number of residential customers owing money to their utility companies, with one in eight customers in arrears […]

DiNAPOLI: OVERTIME COSTS AT STATE AGENCIES REACHED ALL-TIME HIGH IN 2021

Dept. of Corrections, Office of Mental Health and Office for People With Developmental Disabilities Accounted for Two-Thirds of OT Hours The total cost of overtime in 2021 reached an all-time high at more than $924 million, up 8.7% from 2020, covering roughly 19.95 million overtime hours worked, or an increase of 4.3%, according to a […]

Undocumented immigrants, cash economy workers and people who are self-employed are not giving up on establishing a separate, permanent unemployment insurance program

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Demand for monkeypox vaccine rises with case counts, but supply remains low

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Challenge to New York’s new gun law filed by GOP candidate

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DiNapoli Audit Finds Lax Oversight of Medicaid Payments May Have Cost Taxpayers Nearly $300 Million

Audit Finds No Attempt to Recover $292 Million in Overpayments for Recipients With Third-Party Insurance Coverage July 13, 2022 Too often Medicaid pays medical bills that a third-party insurer should have covered, and not enough is being done to make sure Medicaid recovers that money, according to an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas […]

DiNapoli: Tax Cap Set at 2% in 2023

Highest Inflation Since Start of Local Tax Cap Will Impact Local Governments July 13, 2022 Property tax levy growth will again be capped at 2% for 2023 for local governments that operate on a calendar-based fiscal year, according to data released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. This figure affects tax cap calculations for […]

Governor Hochul Announces $10 Million Awarded in the First Round of Abortion Provider Support Fund

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North Country woman bids for N.Y. Supreme Court Judicial Seat

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Boaters required to obtain certification before launching motorized watercraft in ADK waterways

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6 months in, New York mobile sports betting revenue continues to exceed expectations

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Gun applicants in NY will have to list social media accounts

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An Opinion: It’s debatable: Whiteface redesigns

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N.Y. gun seizures up 98 percent from last year

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Will it be a felony to have a gun in the Adirondacks? The governor’s office says no

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Proposed Saranac Lake apartment complex gets $6.5M from NYS

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Hochul: Additional round of child care funding available By Nick Reisman City of Albany

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VT. Corrections commissioner calls for longer shifts and 60-hour work weeks; union leader slams plan

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Governor updates state’s sexual harassment prevention policy

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Assemblyman Jones: NY’s new gun law is deeply concerning

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Stefanik, Stec claim NY’s new gun law turns Adirondack Park gun owners into felons

July 5, 2022 – GLENS FALLS, N.Y.- Congresswoman Elise Stefanik released the following statement regarding the latest unconstitutional gun control law passed by Albany Democrats and signed by Kathy Hochul which would turn Adirondack Park gun owners, a significant portion of NY-21, into felons: “Kathy Hochul and her radical Far-Left Democrat allies in Albany are […]

Cover crop funding available for NY farms

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New York to apply tougher energy efficiency standards with new climate laws

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