Press & Politics

State Comptroller DiNapoli this week announced the New York State Common Retirement Fund had a strong return last year and earned 11.5%, and closed the year with an estimated $267.7 billion value. “Strong performances across asset classes helped drive the State pension fund’s investment returns higher over the past year, with many companies reporting better than expected earnings and consumer spending remaining strong,” Comptroller DiNapoli said. “While inflation persists and global tensions pose risks to investors, the Fund, thanks to its prudent management and long-term approach, is well positioned to weather any storms and continue to provide retirement security to the public employees it serves.” Read More ----> https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2024/06/dinapoli-state-pension-fund-investments-return-1155-state-fiscal-year-2023-24?utm_content=202406022&utm_medium=email&utm_source=weekly+news

Onondaga County Sheriff's Lt. Michael Hoosock spent a career giving back to the Central New York community — as a deputy for the last 17 years and as a longtime volunteer firefighter and paramedic — and on Monday, that community filled the Exposition Center at the New York State Fairgrounds to pay tribute to him a week after he died in the line of duty. He was 37.  Read More---> https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/hudson-valley/news/2024/04/19/hundreds-attend-service-say-last-goodbye-to-lt--michael-hoosock?cid=id-app15_m-share_s-web_cmp-app_launch_august2020_c-producer_posts_po-organic