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BUDGET DOCUMENTS


"RED ALERT:
The NYS budget is OFF the constitutional rails
"
Article VII, §§1-7; Article IV, §7; Article III, §10 of NYS Constitution --
hand-out to Westchester Co. Legislators at Feb. 3, 2017 local budget hearing

[budget resource page -- constitutional, statutory, rule provisions & caselaw]

CJA's Budget-Related FOIL Requests -- 2017

 


Senate's budget webpage

Assembly's budget webpage

Division of the Budget's homepage & here

 

THE LEGISLATURE's BUDGET --
December 1, 2016

THE HUNT IS ON!

Where are the Legislature's
"itemized estimates" of its "financial needs",
"certified by the presiding officer of each house?"


CJA's December 2, 2016 FOIL/records request to Senate & Assembly --
"RE:  The Legislature's Certified Itemized Estimates of its Financial Needs for Fiscal Year 2017-2018, as Required by Article VII, §1 of the New York State Constitution"

Assembly's December 5, 2016 response with ENCLOSED BUDGET

Senate's December 9, 2016 response 

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THE JUDICIARY'S BUDGET --
December 1, 2016

The Judiciary's two-part budget: 
Operating Budget   &  General State Charges

CJA's December 9, 2016 FOIL/Records Request to Office of Court Administration --
"RE: Chief Administrative Judge Marks' approvals of increases, decreases, and interchanges
in fiscal year 2016-2017, as authorized by §2 of Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill #S.6401-a/A.9001-a"

           OCA's December 9, 2016 acknowledgment

 

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EXECUTIVE BUDGET --
January 17, 2017
Judiciary's webpage on Division of Budget website


GOVERNOR CUOMO'S EXECUTIVE BUDGET BILLS

 


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CJA's January 18, 2017 FOIL request to the Governor --
"Subject:  The Governor's 'recommendations' pertaining to the Legislative & Judiciary budgets
for fiscal year 2017-2018"

Governor's January 25, 2017 acknowledgment letter

Governor's February 23, 2017 response

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January 18, 2017:
"Legislature Announces Joint Budget Hearing Schedule"

 

 


January 23, 2017: Release of Assembly (Democratic) Majority's "Yellow Book"

January 23, 2017:  Release of Senate (Coalition) Majority's "White Book"

Senate Minority's "Blue Book"

Assembly Minority's "Green Book"

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CJA's February 17, 2017 FOIL/Records Request to Senate, Assembly, & Judiciary --
"RE: The $2.4 million judicial salary increase reported by the Senate Majority’s “White Book” and the Assembly Majority’s “Yellow Book” as included in the Judiciary’s budget for fiscal year 2017-2018"

Assembly's February 27, 2017 responding letter & enclosure

CJA's March 2, 2017 request for clarification

Assembly's March 6, 2017 response

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February 8, 2017:
"Flanagan and Heastie Announce Joint Legislative Schedule For Adopting SFY 2017-2018 Budget"

 

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March 15, 2017

VIDEO: Senate floor proceedings
Senate transcript

Senate one-house Resolution R.1050   website

      IDC Resolution R.1051   website

 

VIDEO: Assembly floor proceedings
Assembly transcript

Assembly one-house proposal

Assembly Resolution E.179

March 13, 2017:
"Assembly Releases $153.8 Billion Spending Plan That Invests in New York Families"

 

March 17, 2017

Senate and Assembly Announce General Budget Conference Committee Meeting & Subcommittee Schedule

VIDEO: March 17, 2017 General Budget Conference Committee

VIDEO: Conference Subcommittee on Public Protection, Criminal Justice, Judiciary

VIDEO:  Conference Subcommittee on General Government/Local Assistance
co-chairs: Assemblyman Magnarelli & Senator Seward
Senators Marchione, Carlucci, Breslin, Felder -- alternates: Boyle, Brooks
Assembly Members: Galef, Kavanagh, Benedetto, Barclay -- alternates: Zembrowsky, Stirpe, Finch

 

VIDEO: March 22, 2017 Senate Finance Committee - Debt Service Budget Bill #S.2002-A

VIDEO: March 23, 2017  Assembly session -- passage of Debt Service Budget Bill #3002-A
transcript:  pp. 21-33

VIDEO: March 28, 2017 Senate session -- passage of Debt Service Budget Bill #2002-A
 (at 43 minutes)

 

April 3, 2017 Governor Announces Details of Budget Extender

 

SENATE

VIDEO: April 3, 2017 -- Extender bills

video clip -- Senator Squadron on extender

pdfs -- #S.5491    #S.5492

Senate Rules Committee meeting

 

ASSEMBLY

VIDEO - Assembly/Monday, April 3, 2017
& transcript
Extender Bill #A.07067  pdf
Extender Bill #A.07068   pdf


 

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Comptroller DiNapoli February 2017 Report on Proposed Executive Budget

April 12, 2017
Assembly Summary of Recommended Changes to Executive Budget

April 20, 2017: Governor Cuomo Vetoes 154 Legislative Additions

Comptroller DiNapoli's May 18, 2017 Report on Enacted Budget
May 18th press release

 

 

click here for: 
CJA's Citizen-Taxpayer Actions to End NYS' Corrupt Budget "Process"
& Unconstitutional "Three Men in a Room" Governance
 

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