Budget related: An audit from the Comptroller's Office on Medicaid long-term managed care found that less than 5% of $701 million in improper payments have been recovered by the state.

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Pandemic relief funds continued to boost New York and most other states in FFY 2022. The benefits for New York's budget have been enormous. But what happens when federal aid reverts to pre-pandemic levels?

My deputy comptroller for budget and policy analysis Maria Doulis 🗽 joins David Lombardo to explain why the state budget proposal to reduce the State Comptroller's terms and conditions approval is bad for taxpayers and should be rejected. capitolpressroom.org/2024/04/05/com…

The world has changed dramatically in the past year. During that time, the world for our colleague Evan Gershkovich has been the inside of a tiny cell in a notorious Moscow prison. It is well past time for this talented reporter and innocent man to come home.

#IStandwithEvan

journalism is not a crime or espionage

Holy smokes The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed late last night after it was struck by a container ship….this timelapse of the collision is insane

The CBC is right in calling for legislature to reject the proposal to limit the scope of my office’s review of certain bond transactions, as my office did in Feb. It would enable poor bond structuring decisions that will cost taxpayers in the long run.

CBC & other good govt groups today released a letter to Legislative leaders thanking them for rejecting certain extraordinary powers in the State budget & urging them to see their actions through to enacted budget.

Letter: bit.ly/3vqdXzZ

No spoilers here. The plot and ending fairly predictable. nytimes.com/2024/03/21/art…

A dramatic drop in the number of 18-to 24-year-olds is a challenge to the stability of #colleges and #universities in every #state . A report from the Tom DiNapoli digs into the challenges and opportunities to adjust.
@greenebarrett Maria Doulis 🗽
Click: greenebarrett.com/management-upd…

My 2021 report recommended moving past the obsolete broadband speed standard of 25/3 Mbps.  Yesterday, the FCC did just that and increased the benchmark speed to 100/20 Mbps. We must make sure all NYers have fast, reliable broadband available. osc.ny.gov/reports/availa…

Outmigration is hurting NY. In my op-ed with Heather Briccetti Mulligan of The Business Council we discuss how population loss has affected the tax base and the opportunities NY has to make the state more attractive. Read it in New York Daily News nydailynews.com/2024/03/08/n-y…

A few years ago, an audit by the Tom DiNapoli's office found that state agencies were slow to spend donated tax funds.

A new audit paints the same picture.

Hear more➡️capitolpressroom.org/2024/02/12/sta…
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Today, I released the bond calendar for March and April. osc.ny.gov/press/releases…

Atrocities Mount in Sudan as War Spirals, U.N. Says nytimes.com/2024/02/24/wor…

My deputy comptroller for Budget and Policy Analysis Maria Doulis 🗽 joined @Poozer87 on the WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom to discuss my report on how only a fraction of the $ for PIT checkoffs is actually being spent.

NEW: CBC joined with @reinventalbany, @nypirg, @lwvnys, Empire Center, Common Cause New York, and @citizensunionny to recommend that the Legislature reject certain extraordinary executive budget powers
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Read our letter here:
cbcny.org/advocacy/watch…

This proposal would prevent Tom DiNapoli from including certain key criteria (like principal repayment schedules) in their approval/denial of certain bond sales

It’s crucial that the Comptroller retain that ability for sound fiscal management

.Tom DiNapoli DiNapoli and his team dig deep into the executive budget proposal. They call out budget gimmicks and proposals that don’t make sense long-term. This is what an independent review is and why it is valuable.

nypost.com/2024/02/19/opi…

For both owners and renters, housing cost burdens are highest in NYC (43% of households).

Outside of NYC, more than 1/3 of households in the Mid-Hudson and Long Island regions are cost-burdened, higher than the other regions in the rest of NYS. osc.ny.gov/reports/new-yo…