Growth Opportunities and Challenges for New York Farms
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New York is fortunate to have access to diverse, locally produced food in local stores and farm markets. New York farms contribute to our quality of life and billions of dollars to the economy. Yet, challenges have forced nearly 5,000 farms out of business over the past decade. State Comptroller DiNapoli's new agriculture report examines the health of the industry and what the State can do to strengthen our food supply to benefit all New Yorkers.
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DiNapoli Report Looks at New York's Social Insurance Programs for Unemployed and Injured Workers
The benefits from four major social insurance programs provide crucial financial support during difficult times for hundreds of thousands New Yorkers each year, according to a new report by State Comptroller DiNapoli that reviews the benefit amounts, limits, and wage replacement rate of these programs and how they compare with peer states.
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State Paid $14.5 Billion for Medicaid Home Care Services That Lacked Verification
Billions of dollars have been spent on Medicaid home care services for New Yorkers without the required verification that the services took place, according to a new audit from State Comptroller DiNapoli.
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Fulton County Snowmobile President Arrested for Stealing Over $8,000 From Nonprofit
State Comptroller DiNapoli and Fulton County District Attorney Mike Poulin announced the arrest of the president of a nonprofit that maintains snowmobile trails in the Adirondacks, the Snowdrifters of Stratford, for allegedly stealing over $8,000 from the nonprofit, and for falsifying business records to fraudulently secure $40,000 in State grant money for the organization.
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