NEW YORK
FOCUS
"in-depth journalism
that explains how the state really works"
Case Study #1
A.
CJA's December 21, 2020 e-mail --
"Bravo on your
nonprofit newsroom launch -- & your stated particular
interest in 'pitches...related to...budget, and the
administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo"
B.
CJA's
January 4, 2021 e-mail --
"Again -- Bravo on your
nonprofit newsroom launch -- & your stated particular
interest in 'pitches...related to...criminal justice...budget, and the
administration of Governor Andrew Cuomo"
linked article from January 1,
2021 newsletter to
"already
established reporting on famously secretive budget
negotiations
and enabling New Yorkers to hold their
representatives accountable
for what they fight for, and
what they don't behind closed doors."
January 12, 2021
"Progressives
Slam State Senate Finance Secretary Pick"
Harris
Case Study #2
CJA's March 24, 2021 e-mail --
"When will
you be reporting on Governor Cuomo's corrupting of state
governance, involving pay raises & the state budget?"
April 7, 2021
"What
Made It Into The State Budget -- And What Was Left Out?"
Mehta, Mellins, Harris
On August 6, 2021
“Andrew
Cuomo Picked His Own Impeachment Jury”
Mellins
August 11, 2021
"Who
is Kathy Hochul. An Introduction to New York's Next
Governor"
Mellins, Rory Nevins
August 11, 2021
"Cuomo
Leaves, But A Corrupt Political Culture Remains in New York"
Harris
Case Study #3
Jan. 21, 2021
"Tali
Farhadian Weinstein's Run for Manhattan D.A.
Fueled by
Wall Street Megadonors, Records Show"
Focus (Mellins)
June
14, 2021
"Manhattan
D.A. Candidate Tali Weinstein Skipped Years of Voting
in
Local Elections, Records Show"
Focus
(Mellins) also appearing in
The City
June 14, 2021
"Manhattan
D.A. Candidate Farhadian Weinstein Blitzes Airwaves Using
Her Own Millions"
(Rachel Holliday Smith)
CJA's June 15, 2021 e-mail --
"Behind-the-Scenes: Testing the fitness of the
Manhattan D.A. candidates, with EVIDENCE --public
corruption & the grand jury responsibilities of the D.A.'s
office"
June 21, 2021
"How
Progressives Could Lose New York's Mayor's Race -- But Win
the City"
Focus (Mehta, Mellins)
Case Study #4
A.
March 21, 2022
"Here's
What You Need to Know About the 2022 State Budget"
Sam Mellins
CJA's March 26, 2022 e-mail --
"NYS BUDGET: Challenge to the constitutionality & lawfulness
of the FY2022-23 NYS budget, the fraud of 'ethics reform' --
& the 2022 elections"
April 11, 2022
"What's
in New York's $220Billion State Budget?"
June 2, 2022
"Hochul
Stores Billions in Slush Funds,
Continuing Cuomo-Era
Budgeting Practices"
B.
CJA's July 4, 2022 e-mail --
"July 4th ALERT
-- TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE -- TRO/Preliminary Injunction:
'ethics commission reform act of 2022' -- CJA, et al. v.
JCOPE, at al.
(Albany Co. #904235-22)"
April 11, 2022
"What's
in New York's $220Billion State Budget?"
C.
CJA's October 15, 2022 e-mail to New York Focus
--
"New
York Focus' reporting of the 2022 electoral races for
governor, attorney general, comptroller, & state
legislators -- & the corruption-eradicating lawsuit CJA v.
JCOPE, et al (Albany Co. #904235-22)"
Case Study #5
A.
CJA's February 5, 2023 e-mail to NY Focus &
here --
"Prepping for the Legislature's Budget Hearings --
& 'Blowing the Whistle' on the Legislature's OWN budget"
B.
CJA's February 26, 2023 e-mail to NY Focus
--
"The Legislature's OWN Budget & 38 Questions for
Stewart-Cousins & Heastie about it & about Gov Hochul's
Legislative/Judiciary Appropriation Bill #S.4001/A.3001
expanding it"
C.
CJA's March 2, 2023 e-mail to NY Focus
--
"Gov Hochul's
30-Day Amendments, Due Tomorrow --
Returning the Budget
to its Constitutional Rails & Removing its Larcenies
&
Non-Fiscal, Non-Revenue-Producing Policy"
March 16, 2023
"Here's
Your Guide to the 2023 State Budget Fight"
New York Focus
May 3, 2023
"Your
One-Stop Guide to the 2023 New York State Budget"
NY Focus
Case Study #6
April 10, 2023
"Hochul
nominates liberal Rowan Wilson for Chief Judge"
Focus (Sam
Mellins)
CJA's April 16, 2023 e-mail to NY Focus
--
Is it a 'hearing' or a
'meeting'? --
Request to testify vs Rowan
Wilson's confirmation as chief judge
& Caitlin
Halligan's confirmation as associate judge -- plus FOIL
request"
CJA's April 17, 2023 e-mail to NY Focus --
"AGAIN: Request to testify vs Rowan Wilson's
confirmation as chief judge & Caitlin Halligan's
confirmation as associate judge -- & the duties of the
Senate Judiciary Committee"
April 17, 2023
"Hochul's
Top Court Pick Represented Chevron in Climate Case Against
Steve Donziger"
April 19, 2023
"A
New Liberal Era for New York's Highest Court?"
initially posted as
Two
New Judges Could Mark a Liberal Shift for New York's Highest Court"
NY Focus (Sam Mellins)
May 2, 2023 self-promoting, soliciting e-mail
Case Study #7
CJA's June 16, 2023 e-mail to NY Focus
--
"Complaint vs New York Focus to INN for
Violations of INN Membership Standards, the Code of Ethics
of the Society of Professional Journalists, 501(c)(3)
Proscriptions on Partisanship, & for Fraud"
Case Study #8
CJA's March 24, 2024 e-mail to NY Focus
--
"Your reporting on the NYS Budget, the Judicial Pay Raises,
& the 2024 Elections for ALL 213 Legislative Seats,
starting with Temporary Senate President Stewart-Cousins &
Assembly Speaker Heastie"
Case Study #9
CJA's September 19, 2024 e-mail
to NY Focus
--
"INFORMING THE VOTERS:
NY's Most Important D.A. Race,
for Albany D.A.,
Upending NY's 13 Other D.A. Races,
213 State Legislative Races, & Judicial Races"
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Here's the interaction, by year
2020-2021
2022
2023
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Sam
Mellins articles in The CITY
June 9, 2023
"Upstart
News Site Has Youth on Its Side, and Albany in Its Sights"
New York Times (Ginia Bellafante)
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