Reports

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Budget & Finances, Federal Issues

October 2018 —

In 2009 and 2010, President Obama and Congress enacted two major laws—the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, and the Affordable Care Act—that provided significant new funding to help New York and other states provide essential services to the people.

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Economy, Environment

September 2018 —

New York is home to over 35,000 farms, covering approximately 7.3 million acres or nearly a quarter of the State’s total land area.

Budget & Finances, Health & Welfare

September 2018 —

New York State has a proud history of working to make health insurance coverage as widely available as possible, to promote public health and improve New Yorkers’ quality of life.

Economy

May 2018 —

Credit cards are the most commonly used vehicle for consumer borrowing, and thus play an important role in both the overall economy and individual households’ finances.

Health & Welfare

May 2018 —

The New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), administered by the State Department of Civil Service (Civil Service), is one of the nation’s largest public sector health insurance programs. NYSHIP covers over 1.2 million active and retired State, local government and school district employees, and their dependents.

Environment, Pension & Retirement

May 2018 —

The New York State Common Retirement Fund holds and invests the assets of the New York State and Local Retirement System on behalf of more than one million State and local government employees and retirees and their beneficiaries.

Environment

March 2018 —

Recent actions at the federal level to undercut crucial environmental protections remind us once again that we can’t take our environmental quality and successes over the past decades for granted.

Budget & Finances, Environment

March 2018 —

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the legislation that created New York State’s Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) – a development well worth noting. The Fund is one of the State’s most important vehicles for making capital investments to preserve open space, protect water quality, and improve parks and waterfronts all across New York.

Education

January 2018 —

In 2017, OSC completed 23 audits of expenses submitted to SED by preschool special education providers. These audits have cumulatively identified over $12.5 million in recommended disallowances, or about 3 percent of the total claimed expenses of $454 million for the audit period. 

Health & Welfare

November 2017 —

Homelessness is a troubling, chronic problem nationally and in New York State. Veterans of U.S. military service have made up a disproportionate share of our nation’s homeless population.

Federal Issues

October 2017 —

It’s been said that the only certain things in life are death and taxes. But when leaders in Washington make sweeping promises about the benefits of “tax reform,” we can be certain of at least one other thing – the need to look very carefully at the numbers.

Budget & Finances, Federal Issues

October 2017 —

As the President and Congress push for changes on both the spending and revenue sides of the federal budget, the stakes for New York State are high.

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Economy

September 2017 —

How is the economy treating New Yorkers? Monthly governmental reports on employment tell us how many jobs have been added or lost, and which industrial sectors are expanding or shrinking.

Federal Issues

July 2017 —

The President and leading members of Congress are pushing to enact major changes in our federal tax code. Before any such measures become law, we need to make sure that taxpayers and policy makers understand the implications for New Yorkers.

Environment, Federal Issues

June 2017 —

It’s easy to take clean, safe drinking water for granted. However, as incidents of contamination in our public water supplies in recent years have reminded us, strong regulatory oversight is essential to assure the quality and safety of our water.

Health & Welfare

May 2017 —

Beginning in the 1990s, the New York State Office of Mental Health (OMH) has gradually transformed its residential treatment services for people with severe mental illness into supportive housing programs that are integrated in the community rather than institutional settings.

Environment

April 2017 —

On the 47th Anniversary of Earth Day, now more than ever, we should celebrate the progress we have made and recommit ourselves to the work that needs to be done.

Health & Welfare

April 2017 —

New York State’s prison population has been decreasing, but the number of older inmates has been on the rise.

Environment, Pension & Retirement

March 2017 —

This report articulates the evolution of the New York State Common Retirement Fund’s (Fund) approach to sustainable investment practices.

Education

January 2017 —

In 2016, OSC completed 26 audits of expenses submitted to SED by preschool special education providers. These audits have cumulatively identified about $5.5 million in recommended disallowances, or nearly 3 percent of the total claimed expenses of almost $188 million for the audit period.