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2018 - 2021: Chair Helene Weinstein, ESQ.

 

2018
CHAIR: Helene Weinstein, Esq.
RANKING MEMBER: Robert Oaks


[see: 2018 LEGISLATIVE SESSION]

CJA's January 29, 2018 e-mail to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member Oaks

CJA's January 30, 2018 written statement, with QUESTIONS for Chief Administrative Judge Marks about the Judiciary Budget & the Governor's budget bill

VIDEO
CJA's testimony at Legislature's January 30, 2018 budget hearing on "public protection"
 

CJA's written statement, with QUESTIONS, in support of testimony

VIDEO
CJA's testimony at the Legislature's February 5, 2018 budget hearing
on "Local Government Officials/General Government"

 

2019
CHAIR: Helene Weinstein, Esq.
RANKING MEMBER: William Barclay, Esq.
Members Jeffrion Aubrey, , Michael Benedetto, Kevin Blankenbush, Karl Brabenic Edward Braunstein, ESQ., Kevin Cahill, ESQ., William Colton, ESQ., Vivian Cook, Clifford Crouch, Michael Cusick, Jeffrey Dinowitz, ESQ.Michael Fitzpatrick, David Gantt, Deborah Glick, Stephen Hawley, Latoya Joyner, ESQ., Joseph Lentol, ESQ., Nicole Malliotakis John McDonald, III, Michael Miller Michael Montesano, ESQ., Catherine Nolan, Michael Norris, ESQ., Felix Ortiz, Philip Palmesano, N. Nick Perry, J. Gary Pretlow Phil Ramos, Robert Rodriguez, Nily Rozic, Robin Schimminger, ESQ., Aravella Simotas, ESQ., David Weprin, ESQ.
 

[see: 2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION]

CJA's January 18, 2019 e-mail --
"Request to Testify at the Legislature's Jan. 29, 2019 and Feb. 11, 2019 Joint Budget Hearings --
plus request as to the referred-to constitutional provisions concerning budget approval by April 1st"

Jan 18, 2019 e-mail from Assembly Ways & Means
Jan. 18, 2019 e-mail from from Senate Finance

CJA's Jan. 18, 2019 e-mail to Assembly Ways & Means with completed form
CJA's Jan. 18, 2019 e-mail to Senate Finance with completed form

CJA's January 18, 2019 e-mail to Ranking Member Barclay --
"FW: Request to Testify at the Legislature's Jan. 29, 2019 and Feb. 11, 2019 Joint Budget Hearings -- plus request as to the referred-to constitutional provisions concerning budget approval by April 1st"      Correction

click here for:
CJA's May 16, 2018 NOTICE/complaint to Acting Attorney General Underwood

CJA's February 12, 2019 e-mail to Assembly Ranking Member Barclay's Legislative Director --
"Request for posting of the Green Book/analysis of the budget, etc."

Legislative Director's February 12, 2019 responding e-mail with attached Green Book page

CJA's February 12, 2019 e-mail
-- "Thank you!"

CJA's February 14, 2019 letter to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member Oaks --
"EVIDENCE substantiating written testimony for the Legislature's February 11, 2019 budget hearing on 'local government officials/general government', submitted at last year's January 30, 2018 budget hearing on 'public protection' -- and required to be preserved pursuant to Legislative Law §67   transmitting e-mail

CJA's February 19, 2019 written testimony, with appended QUESTIONS
submitted for the February 11, 2019 budget hearing
on "local government officials/general government"

CJA's March 1, 2019 e-mail to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member Oaks --
"
AGENDA:  Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill #S.1501/A.2001 -- & the Questions to be Answered by Chief Administrative Judge Marks & by Temporary Senate Presidents Steward-Cousins/Flanagan & Assembly Speaker Heastie"


2020
CHAIR: Helene Weinstein, Esq.
RANKING MEMBER: Edward Ra, Esq.

[see: 2020 LEGISLATIVE SESSION]

CJA's January 29, 2020 e-mail to Ranking Member Ra --
Legislative Director Tim Derocher)

"Returning the state budget & Legislature to constitutional compliance & functioning"

CJA's February 7, 2020 e-mail to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member Ra
"Thank you -- RE: Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Local Government" 

CJA's February 10, 2020 e-mail to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member Ra
"Thank you -- RE: Joint Legislative Budget Hearing on Public Protection"

CJA's February 11, 2020 e-mail to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member Ra
"'Public Protection' Budget Hearing -- Questions for Chief Administrative Judge Marks"

February 12, 2012 e-mail -- "Today's..."  & here

click here for:  Questions for Marks & webpage

 CJA's February 12, 2020 e-mail to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member Ra
"Legislative & Judiciary Budgets -- & Legislative/Judiciary Budget Bill #7501/9501:
Questions for Stewart-Cousins, Heastie -- & for Marks"

click here for:  Questions for Marks & webpage

click here for: CJA's Questions for Stewart-Cousins/Heastie & webpage

CJA's February 19, 2020 e-mail to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member Ra --
"CJA's Submissions for the record of the Legislature's Feb 12, 2020 'public protection' budget hearing  

CJA's February 19, 2020 e-mail to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member Ra --
"Request for Committee review & determination of Feb. 18, 2030 letter to Governor -- & Questions for Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins, Assembly Speaker Heastie & for Chief Administrative Judge Marks"

cc:   CJA's February 18, 2020 letter to Governor Cuomo --
"Your January 21, 2020 address on the Executive Budget: Part I -- The 'very simple' budget numbers of your Executive Budget, starting with those on your 'Partners in Government' slide"

cc:   CJA's March 3, 2020 letter to Governor Cuomo --
"Your January 21, 2020 address on the Executive Budget -- Part II: The so-called 'independent commission [that] proposed pay raises for New York's elected officials because we performed' --
& your other related slides and claims about public trust in government, transparency, & 'nothing to hide'"


cc:   CJA's March 18, 2020 letter to Governor Cuomo --
"Your January 21, 2020 address on the Executive Budget -- Part III:  GOOD NEWS DURING THE CORONAVIRUS EMERGENCY -- You Can Chuck Six of Your Seven 'Article VII Bills' Because They are Unconstitutional. Here's why based on analysis of the Court of Appeals' 2004 plurality, concurring, and dissenting opinions in Pataki v. Assembly/Silver v. Pataki, 4 N.Y3d 75" 

CJA's April 3, 2020 e-mail to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member Ra --
"MISSING from the Senate & Assembly webpage for the Feb. 12, 2020 'public protection' budget hearing

QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE MARKS

QUESTIONS FOR TEMPORARY SENATE PRESIDENT STEWART-COUSINS & ASSEMBLY SPEAKER HEASTIE

CJA's February 18, 2020 letter to Governor Cuomo

RESPONSES from cc's:
Secretary of the Senate's April 8, 2020 e-mail
Assembly Record Access Officer's April 15, 2020 e-mail
responding to resending on April 7, 2020

CJA's April 8, 2020 e-mail to Chair Weinstein & Ranking Member Ra
"Senate Resolution #3108 – ADOPTING special temporary procedures during a declared state of national state of emergency…”   transmitted FOIL/records request

2021
CHAIR: Helene Weinstein, Esq.
RANKING MEMBER: Edward Ra, Esq.
Members Jake Ashby; Jeffrion Aubrey, Michael Benedetto, Kevin Blankenbush, Karl Brabenec, Edward Braunstein, ESQ.; Harry Bronson, ESQ.; Kevin Byrne; Kevin Cahill, ESQ., William Colton, ESQ., Vivian Cook, Michael Cusick, Erik Dilan, Jeffrey Dinowitz, ESQ., Michael Fitzpatrick, Deborah Glick, Stephen Hawley, Latoya Joyner, ESQ., William Magnarelli, ESQ.; John McDonald, III Michael Montesano, ESQ., Catherine Nolan, Michael Norris, ESQ., Philip Palmesano, N. Nick Perry, J. Gary PretlowPhil Ramos, Robert Rodriguez; Nily Rozic; Rebecca Seawright, ESQ.; David Weprin, ESQ., Kenneth Zebrowski, ESQ.

click here for:
CJA's Testimony at Legislature's February 10, 2021 "public protection" budget hearing


 

 

 

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