October 18, 2021
Comments Off on Report: ESD fails to fully evaluate most of its economic development programs
Empire State Development spends nearly $2 billion annually in taxpayer money for loans, grants, tax credits and other incentives to companies and projects, but fails to properly evaluate most of its programs to determine if they actually are boosting the ...
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October 7, 2021
Comments Off on Upstate United suggests using federal funds to provide unemployment insurance relief to businesses
Upstate United, a nonpartisan pro-taxpayer organization, has published a fact sheet detailing what it says is a potential $9 billion tax increase for employers statewide. Troubling Trends — New York’s $9 Billion Unemployment Insurance Crisis makes the case for the ...
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September 22, 2021
Comments Off on Report: Monroe County remains in fiscal stress
Monroe County is one of four counties statewide to remain in fiscal stress for two or more consecutive years, New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli revealed this week. DiNapoli’s office releases fiscal stress scores on municipalities, excluding New York City, ...
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February 22, 2021
Comments Off on State comptroller’s audit follow-up finds issues with Pittsford budget process
The village of Pittsford has demonstrated limited progress implementing corrective actions with regard to its budget, a follow-up audit from the state comptroller’s office shows. In a previous report issued in July 2017, auditors identified problems with the board’s oversight ...
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September 20, 2018
Comments Off on New York No. 1 producer of cottage cheese, yogurt
Almost a quarter of all land in New York state is farmland, which may come as a surprise to those who think of the state as one Big Apple. A report issued by state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Thursday says ...
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A new report from released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli estimates that bridges in New York need $27.4 billion in repairs. Although the cost estimate is very large, the report found the number of “structurally deficient” locally-owned bridges ...
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