Reports

Since taking office in 2007, I have made the environment one of my office’s top priorities. I’ve enacted green agency operations at my own office while helping other State agencies become more environmentally friendly.

Small businesses play a big role in the New York State economy.

Growth in tax receipts and lower-than-anticipated spending through the first three quarters of SFY 2015-16 have bolstered the State’s fiscal position as it approaches a new fiscal year.

This report by the Office of the State Comptroller on use of overtime by New York State agencies examines patterns over the past nine calendar years. The total cost of overtime in calendar year 2015 was more than $716 million covering roughly 16.8 million overtime hours worked.

In 2015, OSC completed 23 audits of expenses submitted to SED by preschool special education providers. These audits have cumulatively identified over $10 million in disallowances, or about 3.4 percent of the total claimed expenses of almost $301 million for the audit period. 

New York offers a wide variety of sporting opportunities for the almost two million men and women who hunt, fish and trap in the State. More than 90 percent of New Yorkers who engage in these activities participate in fishing or in both hunting and fishing, while 9 percent participate in hunting exclusively.

New York State offers a variety of programs, services and benefits for the nearly 900,000 veterans living in the State. These programs are intended to help veterans address any challenges they may face as a result of their military service, while honoring their dedication and the sacrifices they have made on behalf of our country.

This Report on Estimated Receipts and Disbursements for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2015-16 through SFY 2017-18, issued pursuant to Section 23 of the State Finance Law, is intended to enhance analysis and discussion of the State’s economic condition and the State Budget.

The fiscal relationship between the federal government and the states has been a topic of debate since the founding of our nation.

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The State’s cash position continues to improve, as illustrated by the $10.7 billion balance in the General Fund through the middle of State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2015-16.

Between 1990 and 2014, the Hispanic and Latino population in New York State grew by 66 percent, reaching nearly 3.7 million (19 percent of the population). Nearly half of Hispanic New Yorkers (including Latinos) were born in New York State, and more than three-quarters are United States citizens by birth or naturalization.

The State Health Innovation Plan, New York’s roadmap for achieving the “Triple Aim” of better care, better population health and lower health care costs, describes the prevalence of diabetes as “arguably our biggest looming health challenge.”

The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the New York State and Local Retirement System (the System or NYSLRS) for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.

After closing deep projected budget gaps just a few years ago, New York State has continued to improve its short-term financial condition. The State's General Fund ended SFY 2014-15 with its highest closing fund balance in at least two decades, thanks in large part to an extraordinary inflow of one-time resources from financial settlements.

The Comprehensive Annual Financial Report for the State of New York for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2015.

Six years after the end of the Great Recession, economic growth continues across the United States and in New York. The State has enjoyed four consecutive calendar years of comparatively steady job gains after suffering a recessionary decline in 2009 and only slight growth in 2010.

Long Island utility customers have long paid some of the highest electricity prices in the country. Residents and businesses in the region have raised concerns about such costs, as well as management practices of the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA).

The New York State Minority- and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWBE) Asset Management and Financial Institution Strategy (Chapter 171, Laws of 2010) was enacted to codify and replicate best practices for providing MWBEs (or firms) that are asset managers, investment banks and financial and professional service firms with the opportunity to offer services to fiduciary-controlled entities established by New York State law.

Although the overall results have improved, State agencies continue to have difficulty meeting the established time frames. In 2014, State agencies reported that 77 percent of grant contracts with NFPs were not approved by the start or renewal date. This compares with 87 percent as reported in 2013.

In the 2014-2015 fiscal year, State agencies paid interest totaling $1,525,112 representing a decrease of $189,713 from the prior year.