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2018 Legislative Session

FIGHTING BACK

Skoufis:   A.1631

 

New York median household income

November 7, 2004 -- New York Times

"How to Make Albany Behave"
 & here
Scott Stringer, Jeremy Creelan

Stringer Resolution Rules Reform Sponsors

November 18, 2004 "Oaks calls on Speaker Silver to make reform 'No. 1 priority' in 2005"

 

September 28, 2004
"Calls for Reform in Albany by Democratic Lawmakers"
New York Times (Michael Cooper)

 

Full Time, etc

Alan Klinger, Esq.

Dina Kolker, Esq.

 

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When, Where & How were the Governor's Budget Bills Amended?

1.
THE SENATE & ASSEMBLY FISCAL COMMITTEES

CJA's April 3, 2018 FOIL request to Senate & Assembly --
"RE:  Meetings of the Senate Finance Committee & Assembly Ways & Means Committee
from December 1, 2017 to March 15, 2018"

Senate's April 10, 2018 response -- Senate Finance Comittee never met
Assembly's  April 10, 2018 response
  & enclosure

& enclosure  --
Assembly Ways & Means Committee meetings: Jan. 30, Feb. 5, Feb. 12,
March 14 -- ONLY item relating to budget bills -- Heastie Resolution 912

2.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

CJA's March 30, 2018 FOIL request to Senate & Assembly --
RE:  "Joint Certificates for the Legislature's General Budget Conference Committee for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 --
& for its 'Public Protection' & 'General Government' Subcommittees"

Senate's April 6, 2018 response  & enclosure -- March 14, 2018 joint certificate

Assembly's April 6, 2018 response & enclosure -- March 14, 2018 joint certificate

 

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THE SHAM LEGISLATIVE COMMISSIONS --

CJA's October 27, 2017 e-mail to Assembly Chair
of the Commission on Administrative Regulations Review Dan Quart --
"Request for a meeting & oversight by the Commission on Administrative Regulations Review of the Commision on Judicial Conduct's self-promulgated rule 22 NYCRR 7000.3"

December 7, 2017 e-mail
--
"AGAIN: Request for a meeting & oversight by the Commission on Administrative Regulations Review of the Commision on Judicial Conduct's self-promulgated rule 22 NYCRR 7000.3"

 

 

CJA's December 7, 2017 FOIL to Senate, Assembly --
"RE: Administrative Regulations Review Commission"

          Senate's December 14, 2017 response

            Assembly's December 14, 2017 response 

 

 

 

CJA's December 7, 2017 FOIL to Senate, Assembly --
"RE: Legislative Commission on Government Administration and Legislative Commission on State-Local Relations"

          Senate's December 14, 2017 response

            Assembly's December 14, 2017 response

            CJA's December 15, 2017 follow-up to Assembly

            Assembly's December 22, 2017 response to follow-up

 

CJA's December 7, 2017 FOIL to Senate, Assembly --
"RE: Legislative Commission on Critical Transportation Choices"

         Senate's December 14, 2017 response

          Assembly's December 14, 2017 response

          CJA's December 15, 2017 follow-up to Assembly

         
Assembly's December 22, 2017 response to follow-up 


THE SHAM COMMITTEES --

 

ASSEMBLY STANDING COMMITTEE
ON OVERSIGHT, ANALYSIS & INVESTIGATION

CJA's December 22, 2017 FOIL request to Assembly --
"Subject: Appointment of Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer
as chair of Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis & Investigation"

Assembly's January 2, 2018 response

 

 CJA's March 23, 2018 FOIL request to Assembly --
"RE: Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation,
since Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer became its chair"

Assembly's March 30, 2018 response

CJA's April 27, 2018 Supplemental FOIL request to Assembly --
"RE: Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation –
& its chair, Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer"


May 21, 2018 FOIL request to Assembly --
"
Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation,
since Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein became its chair"

Assembly's May 29, 2018 response

 

CJA's April 27, 2018 e-mail to Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer --
"Unfinished Business -- Your chairmanship
of the Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis & Investigation"

May 21, 2018 FOIL request to Assembly Records Access Officer --
"Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis and Investigation,
since Assemblyman Edward C. Braunstein became its chair
"

Assembly Record Access Officer's May 29, 2018 response

CJA's May 21, 2018 e-mail to Senator Shelley Mayer --
"FW: Unfinished Business -- Your chairmanship
of the Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis & Investigation"

CJA's May 21, 2018 e-mail to Assemblyman Braunstein's
Legislative Director/Chief of Staff
--
"Matters Requiring URGENT, PRIORITY ATTENTION
by the Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis & Investigation"


CJA's May 24, 2018 e-mail to Assembly Committee
on Oversight, Analysis & Investigation Chair Braunstein
--
"AGAIN: Matters Requiring URGENT, PRIORITY ATTENTION
by the Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis & Investigation"

CJA's May 24, 2018 e-mail to Assemblyman Braunstein's Legislative Director/Chief of Staff -- "Thank you.  Here's my May21st and April 27th e-mails to predecessor chair of the Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis & Investigation Shelley Mayer"

CJA's August 21, 2018 e-mail to Assemblyman Braunstein's Legislative Director/Chief of Staff --
"STATUS -- May 24th e-mail pertaining to legislative oversight of the NY Attorney General by the Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis & Investigation -- or any other legislative committee"



ASSEMBLY JUDICIARY COMMITTEE

 

CJA's October 27, 2017 e-mail to Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Jeffrey Dinowitz --
"Request for a meeting to discuss the Assembly Judiciary Committee's discharge of its oversight responsibilities,whose ABSENCE underlies the citizen-taxpayer action about which I testified at the Legislature's January 30, 2017 budget hearing"

December 7, 2017 e-mail to Committee Chair Dinowitz --
"AGAIN: Request for a meeting to discuss the Assembly Judiciary Committee's discharge of its oversight responsibilities,whose ABSENCE underlies the citizen-taxpayer action about which I testified at the Legislature's January 30, 2017 budget hearing"

CJA's December 8, 2017 e-mail
"Statement for the Record of the Assembly Judiciary Committee's
Rigged December 1, 2017 Hearing on the Judiciary Budget
cc: Chair Dinowitz & Assemblyman Buchwald

Assembly Judiciary Committee hearing notice

VIDEO:  Assembly Judiciary Committee's December 1, 2017 hearing --
"Implementation of the State Budget on the Judiciary"

CJA's December 8, 2017 e-mail to Assembly member Jo Anne Simon & Rebecca Seawright --
"The Assembly Judiciary Committee's rigged December 1, 2017 Hearing on the Judiciary Budget"

December 13, 2017 e-mail to Assembly member Seawright & her public scholar intern --
"The Assembly Judiciary Committee's rigged December 1, 2017 Hearing on the Judiciary Budget --
& THE IMPERATIVE FOR SCHOLARSHIP ABOUT WHAT GOES ON"

 

CJA's December 13, 2017 e-mail to Assemblyman Buchwald --
"Assemblyman Buchwald's membership on pertinent Assembly committees -- reinforcing the duty he owes his Westchester constituents and the People of the State of New York"

 

CJA's December 19, 2017 e-mail to Assembly Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Montesano --
"Request for a meeting 'as soon as possible' to discuss the corruption issues within the Assembly Judiciary Commitee's jurisdiction"

Assemblyman Montesano's December 20, 2017 e-mail


CJA's December 20, 2017 e-mail to Assembly Judiciary Committee Chair Dinowitz --
"Moving Ahead on Issues within the Assembly Judiciary Committee's Jurisdiction --
Preliminary to a Meeting with Chair Dinowitz"

CJA's December 22, 2017 e-mail to Assembly Judiciary Ranking Member Polumba --
"Rectifying the Assembly Judiciary Committee's rigged December 1, 2017 hearing
on the Judiciary budget by YOUR LEADERSHIP:  Request for Meeting, Etc."

 

 

 

 

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