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...]
Latest news from the Times Union Capitol Bureau State comptroller reports largest one-year property tax jump since 2014
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...]
Jamestown is Only Municipality in NYS to Be at 100 Percent of Constitutional Tax Limit
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...]
State Mental Health Facilities Need to do a Better Job Communicating with Family Members About Abuse, Neglect
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...]
Assistant Treasurer of County Department Charged for Stealing $4100 in Public Funds
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...]
Comptroller: NY Youth Jobs Program Needs Better Oversight
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...]
DiNapoli Says State Opioid Treatment Programs Need Better Coordination
MEDIA RELEASE: NOV 26, 2018 ALBANY - Some individuals on Medicaid receiving treatment for opioid use disorder might have received unnecessary or dangerous opioid prescriptions outside of their treatment programs, according to an audit issued … [Read more...]
WRFA Election Night 2018 News Update – Final
MOBILE APP USERS: LISTEN HERE WRFA public affairs director Jason Sample gives an election night news update for the 11 p.m. hour. Featuring comments from Chautauqua County Sheriff Joseph Gerace, who lost reelection, and BOE commissioner Norman … [Read more...]
Local Republicans Win Respective State Offices, But Democrats Win Big in Albany
ALBANY - The two Republican incumbents representing Chautauqua County in the New York State Legislature easily won reelection, but Democrats had big victories in all areas of state government, including taking control of the State … [Read more...]
Federal, State and Local Races Highlight 2018 Elections in Chautauqua County
MAYVILLE - Election day is set for Tuesday, Nov. 6 and there are races for all three levels of government in Chautauqua County. Statewide contested races include the run for U.S. Senator, New York Governor, State Attorney General and State … [Read more...]
