DiNapoli searches for fraud in MTA overtime
Posted by Philip Newman in State Comptroller, Statewide Offices on September 2, 2010 | No Comments
State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli recently audited the MTA and found what he said was “a culture of acceptance” of overtime pay. Now his office will soon begin what is known as a forensic audit to determine whether fraud or any other illegality was involved in the hundreds of millions of dollars in overtime paid by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority over the past few years.
Freelancers Union releases full slate of endorsements
Posted by Connor Adams Sheets in Assembly, Attorney General, District 11, District 15, District 16, District 25, District 26, District 28, District 35, District 36, District 39, Governor, State Comptroller, Statewide Offices on August 13, 2010 | No Comments
Freelancers Union announced this week the Queens candidates it is endorsing in this year’s primary and general election campaigns, siding with politicians it believes “share their commitment to modernizing labor laws to meet the needs of the growing and evolving independent workforce.”
Queens Democrats back Kathleen Rice for attorney general
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Attorney General, Statewide Offices on August 6, 2010 | No Comments
“Rice has the experience, the passion and the drive to continue Andrew Cuomo’s good work, and I have no doubt that she will be a great attorney general for Queens and for all of New York,” Queens Democratic chair Joseph Crowley said of the Democratic candidate.
Comptroller concerned about city’s budget
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in State Comptroller, Statewide Offices on August 5, 2010 | No Comments
The city’s fiscal 2011 budget passed in June “faces significant risks and uncertainty” even though it is balanced, according to a report released last week by state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli. “The mayor and the City Council have managed the city’s finances prudently and there are encouraging signs that economic recovery is taking root, but New [...]
Legislature passes spending bill of $16B to keep gov’t running
Posted by Howard Koplowitz in Assembly, District 15, Governor, State Comptroller, State Senate, Statewide Offices on June 16, 2010 | No Comments
A state government shutdown was averted after the state Legislature approved an emergency spending bill late Monday with the help of three Republican state senators. The legislation provides $16.4 billion in funding to help state services and agencies run until June 20, including $2.096 billion for state employees including troopers, guardsmen, corrections officers, nurses and [...]
State comptroller touts Queens’ economic successes
Posted by Anna Gustafson in State Comptroller, Statewide Offices on June 10, 2010 | No Comments
Queens is a bright spot in a state still reeling from the country’s economic recession, state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli told a Queens College’s business forum breakfast last week. “When I think of the borough of Queens, I see opportunity, I see a community working very hard,” DiNapoli said. The keynote speaker at Friday’s breakfast, [...]
Harding admits $800K kickback
Posted by Anna Gustafson in Assembly, Attorney General, District 28, State Comptroller on October 14, 2009 | No Comments
Raymond Harding, the former chairman of the state Liberal Party, admitted he received more than $800,000 in exchange for doing political favors, including opening up a Queens state Assembly seat for former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi’s son, Andrew, the state attorney general said last week. But Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has said Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi [...]
Carrozza moves back to Bayside amid GOP calls for investigation
Posted by Nathan Duke in Assembly, Attorney General, District 26 on July 8, 2009 | 1 Comment
The Queens County Republican Party has called for an investigation of state Assemblywoman Ann-Margaret Carrozza (D-Bayside) after she admitted in late June that she had been living out of the district since March. But the assemblywoman said Tuesday that she had moved back to Bayside last week. Queens GOP Chairman Phil Ragusa said the party [...]
Monserrate asks Cuomo to enter leadership debate
Posted by Ivan Pereira in Attorney General, District 13, Governor, State Senate, Statewide Offices on June 17, 2009 | No Comments
State Sen. Hiram Monserrate (D-East Elmhurst) has sent a letter to state Attorney General Andrew Como asking for guidance in resolving the leadership quagmire in Albany, where the post of lieutenant governor is vacant. He is questioning whether his colleague, Sen. Pedo Espada (D-Bronx), could fill the leadership vacuum as president pro tem of the [...]
