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12/31/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW CALLS ON STATE TO RE-OPEN ICE RINKS FOR KIDS
12/29/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW RELEASES FULL VIDEO OF MARK POLONCARZ ON THE ICE AT NORTHTOWN CENTER
12/22/2020 COMPTROLLER CONTINUES HELPING BUSINESSES BY WAIVING HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX PENALTIES
12/21/2020 COUNTY WELFARE FRAUD INVESTIGATORS FORCED TO BECOME COVID-19 CONTACT TRACERS
12/21/2020 COMPTROLLER STATEMENT ON CLOSING OF GOWANDA CORRECTIONAL FACILITY
12/19/2020 ERIE COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT CONTINUES ATTACK ON BUSINESSES
12/18/2020 COMPTROLLER TO FEDS: ERIE COUNTY USE OF CARES ACT FUNDING RAISES CONCERNS
12/17/2020 43NORTH AWARDS $10,000 IN TAXPAYER FUNDS TO LEFT-WING BLOGGER THAT USED RACIAL EPITHET ON SOCIAL MEDIA
12/16/2020 MORE QUESTIONS FOR 43NORTH ABOUT WHO RECEIVED BUSINESS GRANTS, AND WHY
12/15/2020 43NORTH AWARDS BLOGGER WITH HISTORY OF VILE TWEETS $10,000
12/14/2020 COMPTROLLER QUESTIONS HOW LEFT-WING POLITICAL BLOGGER ON POLONCARZ POLITICAL PAYROLL GETS TAXPAYER FUNDED BUSINESS GRANT
12/11/2020 HEALTH COMMISSIONER QUESTIONED AFTER REPORTS OF COVID CASES AMONG INSPECTORS
12/10/2020 BACK TO BUSINESS GRANT PROCESS QUESTIONED, 43NORTH REQUESTED TO RELEASE RECIPIENTS
12/09/2020 COVID OVERTIME AND FOOD COSTS CONTINUE TO SOAR
12/04/2020 COMPTROLLER CALLS ON ERIE COUNTY LAWMAKERS TO GIVE BACK PORK, PUT COPS BACK ON THE FORCE
12/03/2020 COMPTROLLER ISSUES STATEMENT ON LEGISLATOR HARDWICK CUTTING INCREASED SUPPORT FOR STRUGGLING BUSINESSES
12/03/2020 COMPTROLLER BLASTS LEGISLATOR HARDWICK AND MAJORITY FOR PASSING COUNTY BUDGET THAT ADDS PORK, CUTS COPS
12/02/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW PROVIDES RELIEF FOR THOSE FACING COVID RELATED FINES
12/01/2020 COMPTROLLER SEEKS ANSWERS FROM ALL COUNTY ELECTED LEADERS ON COVID RESPONSE
11/30/2020 NATIONAL AND GLOBAL EPICENTER OF COVID CRISIS DOES NOT PAY OVERTIME, POLONCARZ ADMINISTRATION DOES
11/28/2020 WHISTLEBLOWER: ANOTHER COUNTY COMMISSIONER TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19
11/26/2020 Return of County Executive's Costly Security Detail Raises Questions
11/24/2020 CONCERNS OF UNREPORTED PARKS WORKER COVID CASE
11/23/2020 COMPTROLLER REPORTS UPDATE ON COVID OVERTIME AND HOLIDAY PAY
11/12/2020 COMPTROLLER SEEKS ANSWERS FROM ADMINISTRATION ABOUT PARKS DEPARTMENT COVID CASE
11/09/2020 COMPTROLLER CALLS FOR TRANSPARENCY IN AWARDING OF COVID BUSINESS GRANTS
11/07/2020 COMPTROLLER DEMANDS ANSWERS REGARDING REPORTED COVID-19 NURSING HOME OUTBREAK
10/28/2020 COMPTROLLER: POLONCARZ ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES PILING UP FOOD CHARGES ON COUNTY CREDIT CARD
10/26/2020 POLONCARZ ADMINISTRATION REFUSES TO RELEASE INFORMATION ON COUNTY EMPLOYEE COVID CASES
10/23/2020 COMPTROLLER SAVES TAXPAYERS ALMOST $700,000 BY REFINANCING OLD DEBT
10/20/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW: REFUND COVID FINES NOW
10/19/2020 HUNDREDS OF BUSINESSES HIT WITH COVID-19 VIOLATIONS BY POLONCARZ ADMINISTRATION
10/15/2020 POLONCARZ CUTS COPS, CUTS ROAD FUNDS, RAISES TAXES, KEEPS “FRIENDS AND FAMILY PLAN” IN BUDGET
10/12/2020 COMPTROLLER: AUGUST SALES TAX FIGURES NOT INDICATIVE OF FISCAL CHALLENGES THAT REMAIN
10/08/2020 COMPTROLLER CALLS FOR MORE TRANSPARENCY IN DEALING WITH COVID CASES IN COUNTY BUILDINGS
10/06/2020 COVID STRIKES BLOW TO SUMMER TOURISM, ERIE COUNTY BUDGET
10/06/2020 COUNTY COMPTROLLER ASKS QUESTIONS ABOUT APPARENT COVID CASE IN COUNTY LEASED BUILDING
09/29/2020 COMPTROLLER CALLS ON HEALTH COMMISSIONER TO RELEASE DATA ON COVID FINES AND PENALTIES
09/24/2020 ANALYSIS SHOWS ERIE COUNTY WITH LOW FISCAL STRESS IN 2019
09/23/2020 ERIE COUNTY TOPS MOST NEW YORK COUNTIES IN COVID OVERTIME
09/17/2020 PROPERTY TAX REFUND CHECKS MAILED TO ALMOST EVERY MUNICIPALITY IMPACTED
09/10/2020 ERIE COUNTY SALES TAX DROPS MORE THAN 12% IN JULY
09/09/2020 TAXPAYERS PAY BIG BILL FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS GOING TO SCHOOL OUTSIDE ERIE COUNTY
09/03/2020 MORE POSITIVE NEWS ABOUT ERIE COUNTY FINANCES
09/02/2020 HEALTH COMMISSIONER SURPASSES $100,000 MARK IN COVID OVERTIME AND HOLIDAY PAY
09/02/2020 WALL STREET AFFIRMS ERIE COUNTY’S STRONG CREDIT RATING
08/28/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW PROPOSES SALE OF RATH BUILDING ONCE REMOTE WORKFORCE IN PLACE
08/25/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW WORKS WITH NYS AND COUNTY TO HELP CO-ED REC FOOTBALL LEAGUE KICKOFF
08/24/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW: CRIPPLED ECONOMY LEADS TO DRASTIC DROP IN HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX REVENUE
08/21/2020 POLONCARZ ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $37,150 IN CARES ACT FUNDS FOR SCHOOL THAT'S BEEN CLOSED FOR OVER ONE YEAR
08/20/2020 COUNTY PAID ALMOST $6 MILLION IN SALARIES FOR EMPLOYEES NOT TO WORK DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
08/19/2020 TAX REBATE CONFUSION CONTINUES ACROSS ERIE COUNTY
08/14/2020 COUNTY COMPTROLLER QUESTIONS SECRECY SURROUNDING EDEN COVID OUTBREAK
08/12/2020 COMPTROLLER REPORT: SALES TAX TANKS AGAIN, ANOTHER DROP IN REVENUE FOR THE MONTH OF JUNE
08/07/2020 COMPTROLLER REPORT: GOVERNMENT SPENT MORE THAN $130,000 ON FOOD CHARGED TO FEDERAL COVID FUND
08/05/2020 OFFICES OF COMPTROLLER AND COUNTY EXECUTIVE WORK COLLABORATIVELY SENDING TAX BILL REFUNDS
07/31/2020 COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE REVIEWS COVID OVERTIME HOURS FOR ADMINISTRATION’S TOP COMMISSIONERS
07/30/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW NOMINATES HEROES AFTER WHITE HOUSE REQUEST TO PRESERVE AMERICA’S HISTORY
07/28/2020 FINAL REPORT RELEASED ON CORONAVIRUS OVERTIME PAID TO ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES
07/22/2020 COMPTROLLER SENDS LETTER TO STATE: ANOTHER BUSINESS COULD GO UNDER BECAUSE STATE KEEPS MOVING CORONAVIRUS GOALPOST
07/16/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW RELEASES DATA ON COVID POLITICAL APPOINTEE OVERTIME
07/14/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW SENDS LETTER TO DPW ABOUT EMPLOYEES ASKED TO HANDLE TRASH REMOVAL
07/12/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW STATEMENT ON PASSING OF BISHOP KMIEC
07/09/2020 COUNTY EMPLOYEES CONTINUE SHARING CONCERNS OVER COVID-19 WORK ENVIRONMENT
07/09/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW RELEASES DECLINING SALES TAX FIGURES
07/06/2020 COMPTROLLER CONTINUES MODERNIZATION OF OFFICE VIA ELECTRONIC PAYMENTS
07/01/2020 WALL STREET RECOGNIZES COMPTROLLER’S FISCAL LEADERSHIP IN TOUGH ECONOMY
06/29/2020 COMPTROLLER’S REPORT: RATH BUILDING NOT READY FOR WORKFORCE TO RETURN
06/26/2020 NEW YORK STATE SHORTCHANGES ERIE COUNTY ON MEDICAID PAYMENT SAVINGS
06/25/2020 COMPTROLLER CALLS ON UNION TO PROTECT HEALTH OF RETURNING EMPLOYEES
06/24/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW ANNOUNCES ISSUANCE OF REVENUE ANTICIPATION NOTE TO HELP ADDRESS BUDGET SHORTFALLS
06/18/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW WARNS OF DROPS IN ECC ENROLLMENT AND FISCAL CONCERNS
06/12/2020 COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE REPORT: ERIE COUNTY GOVERNMENT PAID MILLIONS IN INTEREST FOR CONSTRUCTION IMPROVEMENTS NEVER COMPLETED
06/11/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW OFFERS ANALYSIS OF ADMINISTRATION’S DEFICIT REDUCTION PLAN
06/11/2020 COMPTROLLER PROVIDES FINAL SALES TAX DATA FOR APRIL TO LEGISLATURE
06/09/2020 COMPTROLLER ISSUES REPORT ON WHAT YOU WOULD LOSE BY DEFUNDING SHERIFF’S OFFICE
06/07/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW CONTINUES TO STAND UP FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT
06/06/2020 MYCHAJLIW STANDS STRONG WITH BUFFALO POLICE OFFICERS AND ALL LAW ENFORCEMENT
06/04/2020 COMPTROLLER REPORT RAISES CONCERNS ABOUT NURSING HOME DEATHS, REPORTING
06/04/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW STATEMENT ON ADMINISTRATION’S DEFICIT REMEDIATION PLAN
06/04/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW SPEAKS TO U.S. SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ALEX AZAR ABOUT A FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF N.Y.S. NURSING HOME DEATHS
06/03/2020 MYCHAJLIW TO FEDS: INVESTIGATE CUOMO FOR BLOCKING ELECTIVE SURGERIES IN ERIE COUNTY
06/03/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW RELEASES FIRST SALES TAX DATA FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL
06/01/2020 MYCHAJLIW CALLS FOR FEDERAL INVESTIGATION OF GOVERNOR CUOMO AND STATE FOR SENDING SICK SENIORS INTO NURSING HOMES
05/31/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW STATEMENT ON RIOTS, ARRESTS & BAIL REFORM
05/28/2020 KEARNS, MYCHAJLIW CONTINUE FIGHT AGAINST CUOMO CUFFING COPS
05/26/2020 MYCHAJLIW QUESTIONS CUOMO: WHY ARE ELECTIVE SURGERIES NOT PERMITTED AT ALL ERIE COUNTY HOSPITALS
05/22/2020 COUNTY CLERK AND COMPTROLLER BLAST STATE LAW FAVORING ILLEGALS OVER POLICE
05/21/2020 COMPTROLLER’S OFFICE WINS NATIONAL AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC FINANCIAL REPORTING
05/18/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW RELEASES 10-POINT DEFICIT REDUCTION PLAN
05/15/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW: REMOTE WORKPLACES SHOULD BE ‘NEW NORMAL’
05/13/2020 STATE TO REVIEW QUESTIONABLE $69 MILLION PURCHASE OF NON-EXISTENT VENTILATORS
05/11/2020 POLONCARZ VIOLATES CHARTER, REFUSES TO PROVIDE LEGISLATURE WITH DEFICIT REDUCTION PLAN
05/11/2020 COMPTROLLER PROVIDES FINAL SALES TAX DATA FOR MARCH TO LEGISLATURE
05/08/2020 POLONCARZ IGNORES DEFICIT IN POTENTIALLY ILLEGAL POWER GRAB
05/06/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW RELEASES REPORT ON LIKELY REDUCED SALES TAX COLLECTIONS
05/05/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW RELEASES FIRST SALES TAX DATA FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH
05/04/2020 ERIE COUNTY COMPTROLLER DECLARES DEFICIT
05/01/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW AND CLERK KEARNS CALL FOR PROBE INTO WASTED STATE MONEY ON VENTILATORS THAT NEVER CAME
04/29/2020 COUNTY COMPTROLLER UNVEILS TAXPAYER CHECKBOOK TO MONITOR COVID EXPENSES
04/28/2020 LOCAL LEADERS OF ALL POLITICAL PARTIES UNITE IN THE FIGHT FOR FEDERAL FUNDS
04/23/2020 ERIE COUNTY RECEIVES $160 MILLON IN FEDERAL CORONAVIRUS STIMULUS FUNDS
04/20/2020 COUNTY COMPTROLLER WITH TROUBLING UPDATED SALES TAX LOSS PROJECTIONS
04/10/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW: SUPPLIER PAY PROGRAM SETS REVENUE RECORD
04/08/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW LETTER TO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: WE NEED ASSISTANCE COVERING ANTICIPATED LOSS OF SALES TAX REVENUE
04/07/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW RELEASES REPORT ON CERTAIN LOCAL IMPACTS OF THE CARES) ACT
04/01/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW SEEKS CORONAVIRUS RELIEF IN FUTURE FEDERAL LEGISLATION
03/30/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW WAIVES PENALTIES FOR HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX
03/27/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW BREAKS DOWN HOW LOSS IN SALES TAX REVENUE WILL IMPACT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
03/25/2020 COMPTROLLER WARNS OF CORONAVIRUS TEST KIT SCAMS
03/20/2020 ANALYSIS: POTENTIAL DROP IN SALES TAX REVENUE COULD RESULT IN TENS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN LOSSES
03/19/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW; ERIE COUNTY HAS THE MONEY TO PURCHASE CORONAVIRUS TEST KITS
03/18/2020 COUNTY VENDORS CONTINUE TO BE PAID DURING CORNOAVIRUS CRISIS
03/16/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW TO LOCAL OFFICIALS: PREPARE FOR LESS SALES TAX REVENUE
03/13/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW WARNS OF CORONAVIRUS SCAMS TO WATCH FOR
03/12/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW URGES ALL COUNTY EMPLOYEES TO SIGN UP FOR DIRECT DEPOSIT
03/11/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW ADVISES LAWMAKERS ON POTENTIAL IMPACT OF CORONAVIRUS ON COUNTY FINANCES
03/06/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW TO COUNTY LAWMAKERS: MEDICAID COSTS & STATE BUDGET DEFICIT COULD BE DISASTROUS FOR ERIE COUNTY
03/02/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW ANALYSIS: STRONG ECONOMY LEADS TO SPIKE IN 2019 SALES TAX
02/27/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW TOURS MANUFACTURING PLANT IN BUSINESS MORE THAN 100 YEARS
02/18/2020 Comptroller Mychajliw Releases Report On Negative Consequences Of Bail Reform
02/13/2020 INTEREST ON $441.7 MILLION CONVENTION CENTER: A STAGGERING $255,116,287 MILLION
02/04/2020 INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING AGENCY HONORS ERIE COUNTY COMPTROLLER STEFAN I. MYCHAJLIW FOR ACCOUNTING EXCELLENCE
01/13/2020 Comptroller Mychajliw Warns Governor's Plan To Address Deficit Could Derail County Budget
01/10/2020 Comptroller Mychajliw reacts to passing of local business leaders
01/07/2020 COMPTROLLER MYCHAJLIW: STRONGER THAN EXPECTED INVESTMENT EARNINGS TO BENEFIT TAXPAYERS