DiNapoli Has Audited New York for 19 Years. Where Was the Alarm on Medicaid?
Here are the numbers every New Yorker should see side by side. Since 2010, New York’s Medicaid spending has grown 123%, from $51.8 billion to an estimated $115.6 billion a year. The budget for this year funds a $122.6 billion program. Over the same period, criminal Medicaid fraud enforcement collapsed: The program more than doubled, […]
New Poll: 71% of New Yorkers Say State is Failing to Do Enough to Stop Fraud and Abuse
NEW YORK, NY — A new statewide McLaughlin & Associates survey shows broad dissatisfaction with New York’s efforts to combat fraud and abuse in government spending, while voters also favor a Comptroller focused on financial returns and private-sector financial experience. The survey of 800 likely New York voters, conducted August 27-31, found: The findings come […]
Hernandez Blasts DiNapoli Over New York’s $7.7 Billion September Debt Binge
ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, candidate for New York State Comptroller, today blasted incumbent Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli after DiNapoli announced nearly $7.7 billion in planned bond sales for New York State, New York City, and their major public authorities in September alone, even as DiNapoli’s own office warns that New York’s debt burden is exploding […]
Hernandez Warns Mamdani’s Socialist Grocery Experiment Could Cost New York State Taxpayers $206 Million
NEW YORK, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican and Conservative candidate for New York State Comptroller, stood with the Multicultural Business Coalition and bodega and supermarket owners today as the coalition announced its lawsuit challenging Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s taxpayer-funded municipal grocery store program. Hernandez warned that the fight over Mamdani’s five government-run grocery stores is bigger […]
As Fraud Complaints Surge, Hernandez Blasts DiNapoli’s Failure to Deliver and Vows Whistleblower Rewards
ALBANY, NY — Joseph Hernandez, the Republican and Conservative Party nominee for New York State Comptroller, today called for greater transparency and accountability in New York’s fight against fraud, waste and abuse after an analysis of state Inspector General data found investigative complaints increased from 2,166 in 2022 to 7,594 in 2025, an increase of […]
Hernandez Rips DiNapoli for Billions Left on the Table as Pension Fund Trails the Market
ALBANY, NY — Republican and Conservative Party nominee for New York State Comptroller Joseph Hernandez today responded to Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s press release touting a 6.12% quarterly return for the $309.7 billion New York State Common Retirement Fund, calling it a victory lap for underperformance while investment management fees have grown nearly sixfold under DiNapoli’s […]
Hernandez Blasts Hochul and DiNapoli over $55K in Donations Tied to Questionable Medicaid-Funded Adult Daycares
NEW YORK, NY — Republican and Conservative nominee for New York State Comptroller Joseph Hernandez today blasted Governor Kathy Hochul and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli following an investigation revealing that Hochul received $55,000 in campaign contributions tied to Medicaid-funded adult daycare operators whose businesses billed taxpayers tens of millions of dollars. According to the report, nine […]
Hernandez Demands Emergency Audit as Noncitizens Found Mistakenly Registered to Vote in New Jersey
NEW YORK, NY — Republican and Conservative nominee for New York State Comptroller Joseph Hernandez today demanded that Comptroller Tom DiNapoli immediately launch a statewide forensic audit of New York’s voter registration system after New Jersey admitted that approximately 6,600 noncitizens were registered to vote through its motor vehicle system because of a government error. […]
Kathy Hochul’s AI Ban Is a Gift to China
The defining geopolitical competition of the 21st century will not be fought primarily with aircraft carriers, tanks, or nuclear weapons. It will be fought with artificial intelligence, semiconductors, electricity, and data centers. The nation that leads AI will shape the global economy, military capability, scientific discovery, productivity, and technological innovation for decades to come. This […]
Buffalo Credit Outlook Turns Negative as Hernandez Demands Accountability for Two Decades of Fiscal Mismanagement
BUFFALO, NY — Joseph Hernandez, Republican candidate for New York State Comptroller, today said Moody’s decision to drop the City of Buffalo’s credit outlook from “stable” to “negative” is the latest proof that fiscal mismanagement is spreading across New York, and that Albany’s watchdogs are asleep while it happens. This week, the credit ratings and […]