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November 27, 2013

Selected reports and information published by New York State's Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli during the week ending November 24, 2013


Selected reports and information published by New York State's Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli during the week ending November 24, 2013
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Comptroller DiNapoli Releases Municipal Audits

New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli Thursday announced his office completed audits of  

















DiNapoli: State Agency Overtime Tops $462M; Could Hit Record $600M by Year End

State agencies spent more than $462 million on overtime in the first nine months of 2013, a jump of $65 million over the same period in 2012, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Tuesday.


DiNapoli Shareholder Resolution Calls on AT&T to Disclose Surveillance Requests

The $160.7 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund has filed a shareholder resolution at AT&T Inc. asking the company to disclose how often and what consumer information it has shared with U.S. or foreign governments, New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced Wednesday. The resolution will be voted on at the company’s 2014 annual meeting scheduled for late April.


New York State Common Retirement Fund’s Marjorie Tsang Named Woman of the Year

Marjorie Tsang, director of strategic research and solutions for the New York State Common Retirement Fund, received the Woman of the Year Award from New York Women Executives in Real Estate (WX). The award was presented at WX’s annual gala on Thursday night following an introduction by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.


DiNapoli: Audit Reveals Fiscal Stress in City of Fulton

The city of Fulton has spent down its rainy day funds to dangerously low levels, leaving city officials little cushion to manage unforeseen expenses, according to an audit released Friday by State Comptroller Thomas P DiNapoli. Earlier this year, DiNapoli’s fiscal stress monitoring system identified the city as one of nine communities in “moderate stress.”


NYS Common Retirement Fund Announces Second Quarter Results

The New York State Common Retirement Fund’s estimated rate of return for the second quarter ending September 30, 2013 was 4.61 percent, increasing the Fund’s value to an estimated $160.4 billion, according to New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.


DiNapoli: Tax Collections Slightly Above Projections

Tax collections increased $2.7 billion, or 7.6 percent, to $38.6 billion through Oct. 31 compared to the same period last year, but total receipts were $133.6 million below the Division of the Budget’s most recent projections, according to the October cash reportreleased Friday by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. 



    

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