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Comptroller: State Tax Revenue Down $3 Billion Through Seven Months of Fiscal Year

November 18, 2020 By WRFA 1 Comment

ALBANY - Overall state tax revenues through October totaled $43.8 billion, $3 billion lower than the same period in the previous fiscal year, according to the monthly State Cash Report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, State Budget, Thomas DiNapoli

Chautauqua County IDA Had Poor Rate of Return on Net Jobs Gained in 2018

August 19, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - A recent report by the New York State Comptrollers Office shows the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency (CCIDA) ranked among the top counties in the state in 2018 when it came to operating expenses, as well as net tax exemptions … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency, New York State Comptroller’s Office, Thomas DiNapoli

DiNapoli: Sales Tax Collections for April Down Nearly 25%

May 12, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Local sales tax collections dropped 24.4 percent in April compared to April 2019, leaving many of New York’s local governments grappling with shortfalls. That's according to State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, who sent out a media release … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Sales Tax, Thomas DiNapoli

State Comptroller says COVID-19 will Cause Multi-year Hit to State Finances

April 22, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - The novel coronavirus pandemic has caused extraordinary economic challenges in New York with impacts on public health, jobs, the economy and state finances. As a result, New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says the recently enacted state … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: coronavirus, COVID-19, State Budget, Thomas DiNapoli

State Legislature Approves Budget that Contains Numerous Reforms, Keeps Education Funding Flat

April 3, 2020 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - State lawmakers have passed a budget for the new fiscal year on Thursday. Under the budget, all funds spending is estimated to total approximately $177 billion and state operating spending is authorized up to $105.8 billion. However in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Andrew Cuomo, COVID-19, George Borrello, New York State Budget, State Assembly, State Legislature, State Senate, Thomas DiNapoli

Latest news from the Times Union Capitol Bureau State comptroller reports largest one-year property tax jump since 2014

November 13, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - Local governments in New York levied a total of $36.6 billion in property taxes in 2019 – an increase of 2.4 percent over 2018, according to a report released Tuesday by State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli. The report shows that annual … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Thomas DiNapoli

Jamestown is Only Municipality in NYS to Be at 100 Percent of Constitutional Tax Limit

August 26, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY (August 20, 2019) - The number of cities, counties and villages in New York that are close to reaching their Constitutional Tax Limit (CTL) has more than doubled since 2012, according to a report released today by State Comptroller Thomas P. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: New York State Comptroller’s Office, Thomas DiNapoli

State Mental Health Facilities Need to do a Better Job Communicating with Family Members About Abuse, Neglect

July 22, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - New York’s mental health facilities are not ensuring parents and guardians are properly notified of incidents of abuse and neglect, according to an audit by State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. In May 2007, the state legislature enacted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Jonathan Carey, Jonathan’s Law, New York State Comptroller’s Office, New York State Office of Mental Health, Thomas DiNapoli

Assistant Treasurer of County Department Charged for Stealing $4100 in Public Funds

May 15, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

MAYVILLE - The assistant treasurer for the Chautauqua County Water and Soil District pleaded guilty Tuesday to stealing $4100 in county funds. The office of State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says 48-year-old Debra Kelley of Portland pocketed cash … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Chautauqua County Water and Soil District, Debra Kelley, Patrick Swanson, Thomas DiNapoli

Comptroller: NY Youth Jobs Program Needs Better Oversight

January 11, 2019 By WRFA Leave a Comment

ALBANY - An audit by the State Comptroller's office of the New York Youth Jobs Program found that the state agencies overseeing the program, including the Departments of Labor and Tax and Finance, did not ensure that participating businesses hired … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: New York Youth Program, Thomas DiNapoli

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