Thursday - November 21, 2024
State Tipoffs Involving New York Newsletter for Monday November 11, 2024 ( 9 items )  

Dow Jones Expands Investment in Ripjar
NEW YORK, Nov. 9 -- Dow Jones, a provider of news and business information, issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * Increased Minority Ownership Stake Furthers Growing Commitment to the Risk and Compliance Market * * * Dow Jones today announced it has expanded its ownership stake in Ripjar, a global leader in data intelligence software. This strategic investment reflects Dow Jones's ongoing commitment to providing leading-edge AI to the risk and compliance community. The mov  more

Financial Times Appoints Derek Brower as US News Editor
LONDON, England, Nov. 9 -- Financial Times, a daily newspaper, issued the following corporate news release: The Financial Times has appointed Derek Brower as US news editor in New York to lead all day-to-day operations of the news organisation's American network. Brower will oversee the nearly 90 editorial staff the FT has in New York and bureaus in Washington DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago and Houston. He will be responsible for coverage decisions on some of the most important topic  more

N.Y. A.G. James and DEC Interim Commissioner Mahar Secure $121,000 From Long Island Contractor for Illegal Construction Near Protected Wetlands
ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: * * * Anthony Labriola and His Companies Must Finish Restoring the Protected Wetland Buffer Area Near the Carlls River That They Destroyed * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced that they have secured over $121,000 in penalties from contractor Anthony  more

N.Y. A.G. James' Office of Special Investigation Releases Report on Death of Sofia Gomez
ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Nov. 8, 2024: NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James' Office of Special Investigation (OSI) today released its report on the death of Sofia Gomez (https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:*2F*2Fag.ny.gov*2Fsites*2Fdefault*2Ffiles*2Freports*2Fosi-sofia-gomez-report.pdf/1/010001930db094f9-8a66dff0-e7a0-4586-b563-920861f1dceb-000000/0Lgi94r0xtSRYC6d3Mq2zU  more

N.Y. State Comptroller Audit: Caledonia Joint Fire District - Board Oversight of Long-Term Planning
ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-102) on Nov. 8, 2024, entitled "Caledonia Joint Fire District - Board Oversight of Long-Term Planning." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Caledonia Joint Fire District (District) Board of Fire Commissioners (Board) and District officials properly planned for long-term financial and capital needs. * * * Key Findings Although the District has   more

N.Y. State Comptroller Audit: City of Lockport - Budget Review
ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. B24-1-8) on Nov. 8, 2024, entitled "City of Lockport - Budget Review." Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose The purpose of our budget review was to provide an independent evaluation of the City's proposed budget for 2025. * * * Key Findings * Based on the results of our review, the significant revenue and expenditure projections in the proposed budget appear reasonable. * We expec  more

N.Y. State Comptroller Audit: Edgemont Union Free School District - Information Technology
ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-37) on Nov. 8, 2024, entitled "Edgemont Union Free School District - Information Technology." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether Edgemont Union Free School District (District) officials disabled unnecessary user accounts in a timely manner. * * * Key Findings The IT Director did not disable unnecessary user accounts in a timely manner. As a result,  more

N.Y. State Comptroller Audit: Otisco Fire District - Audit Follow-Up
ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2016M-415-F) on Nov. 8, 2024, entitled "Otisco Fire District - Audit Follow-Up." Here are excerpts: * * * Purpose of Review The purpose of our review was to assess the District's progress, as of July 2024, in implementing our recommendations in the audit report released in February 2017. * * * Background The Otisco Fire District (District) is a district corporation of the State,  more

N.Y. State Comptroller Audit: Town of Albion - Supervisor's Records & Reports
ALBANY, New York, Nov. 9 -- The office of the New York State Comptroller issued the following audit report (No. 2024M-111) on Nov. 8, 2024, entitled "Town of Albion - Supervisor's Records and Reports." Here are excerpts: * * * Audit Objective Determine whether the Town of Albion (Town) Town Supervisor (Supervisor) maintained complete and accurate accounting records and provided reliable financial reports to the Town Board (Board). * * * Key Findings The Supervisor did not follow basic a  more