Albany, NY, Oct 12, 2011 — State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says Wall Street is having another bad year--and he's saying that could have a negative impact on New York State's budget. In Albany, Karen DeWitt has the details.  Go to full article

Albany, NY, Sep 19, 2011 — New York's Comptroller, Tom DiNapoli, says the state budget is still balanced-but just barely so. DiNapoli says the August cash report shows the state's financial plan is operating on a "razor thin margin." In Albany, Karen DeWitt has the details.  Go to full article

Albany, NY, Aug 10, 2011 — New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is proposing a remedial fund for hydro fracking, similar to the state's oil spill fund, to reimburse citizens if they suffer environmental damage from the gas drilling process. In Albany, Karen DeWitt has the details.  Go to full article

Albany, NY, Aug 09, 2011 — State comptroller Tom DiNapoli says even after the big drop on Wall Street yesterday, he believes the state's massive pension fund can withstand market swings. Karen DeWitt has more from Albany.  Go to full article

Albany, NY, Jul 28, 2011 — New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli says if President Obama and Congress do not agree on a way to increase the federal debt ceiling, the default could affect New York State in a number of ways, from a weakened state pension fund to significant gaps in the state budget.  Go to full article

Apr 29, 2011 — State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli issued a report on New York's economic health Thursday. The Innovation Trail's Zack Seward has more on some of the key findings.  Go to full article

Lake Placid, NY, Dec 30, 2010 — State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a scathing audit of the village of Lake Placid's finances Wednesday. DiNapoli's office found village employees had collected more than $110,000 in payments for accrued leave time and benefits that they were not entitled to receive. State auditors said the village should get law enforcement officials involved and try to recover the money. As Chris Knight reports, village officials say they've taken steps to address the deficiencies uncovered by the audit.  Go to full article

Albany, NY, Jun 24, 2010 — State officials in New York announced yesterday that they're suing BP. They hope to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in losses suffered by the state's pension fund after the oil giant's stock price plummeted. Brian Mann has our story.  Go to full article

Rome, NY, Apr 14, 2010 — Investigators say a New York prison official skipped Friday work shifts for 17 years and fraudulently collected pay for the time off. A report released yesterday says Howard Dean, now retired as director of the food processing center at the Oneida Correctional Facility in Rome, filed bogus time sheets and travel documents that cost taxpayers $500,000. Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli and Inspector General Joseph Fisch also say prison management looked the other way. Mary Foley has more.  Go to full article

Rensselaer, NY, Apr 07, 2010 — Environmental groups are sending a giant beaver to the Capitol today to protest raids on the Environmental Protection Fund.
The man-sized rodent will focus on the halls outside the Assembly chamber. The Senate has proposed an EPF of $22 million. Gov. Paterson proposed $143 million, and the Assembly in in his ballpark, at $168 million.
The EPF is funded largely through a dedicated tax on real estate sales and is supposed to be used for a broad range of environmental programs.
Lawmakers are due in Albany today too. Tops on the agenda is the budget, including EPF cuts, but also potentially deep cuts in other spending areas as well, and structural weaknesses detailed by the state comptroller this week. Karen DeWitt reports.  Go to full article