MEDICAID AUDITS FIND MORE THAN $500 MILLION IN WASTE

DiNapoli: Report Urges Increased Oversight with Transition to Managed Care State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli’s audits identified a total of $513 million in improper Medicaid payments and untapped revenue opportunities over a four-year period, according to a report released this week. Auditors identified another $361 million in questionable transactions that will require further review and […]

Countywide Opt Outs Soar As More Parents Question the Validity of Standardized State Education Testing

BY CHERYL SLAVIN What has started, over the past few years, as a murmur of concern about the effects of Common Core aligned standardized tests on student and teacher evaluation and performance has now swelled into a roar of protest by thousands of parents statewide over what they believe are unfair, developmentally inappropriate and ultimately […]

Stony Point PAL Plans Events for Fun and for Skatepark Fund Raising

BY CHERYL SLAVIN Over the winter the Stony Point Police Athletic League had been busy planning for its future, and now that warmer weather is here will be hosting a number of enjoyable community events which will also help to raise funds for its skate park project and other year round activities. On Wednesday May 27 […]