2016 PRESS OUTREACH -- DA SALARY INCREASES TO THE COUNTIES

GENESEE COUNTY

CJA's April 8, 2016 e-mail --
(also sent to Senator Ranzenhofer & to Assemblyman Hawley)
"Subject: Safeguarding the Taxpayers of Genesee County
from unlawful, fraudulent, and unconstitutional district attorney salary increases"

April 7, 2016:
"State commission mandates 20-percent pay hike for all NY district attorneys, local legislators 'apalled'",
The Batavian (Billie Owens)

and the response is --

April 23, 2016: "Hawley introduces bill to make state reimburse counties for district attorneys' mandated pay raises",
The Batavian (posted press release from Hawley)  

May 9, 2016 Hawley press release          “Our hard-working district attorneys deserve this..."

May 10, 2016: "Hawley bill would take DA raise off the books", Daily News
           Our state judges and district attorneys do a superb job enforcing the law and bringing criminals to justice, but, as a proponent of local control, I contend that bureaucrats should not be telling our counties what they must pay local officials.”"

May 10, 2016: "County leaders statewide call on the State to reimburse counties for district attorney salary increase",
The Batavian (Billie Owens)

Also see:  "Genesee County legislators object to state-mandated raise for DAs...", Buffalo News, April 13, 2016

LIVINGSTON COUNTY

CJA's April 12, 2016 e-mail --
(also sent to Senator Young & Senator Gallivan, & to Assemblyman Nojay)
"Subject: Safeguarding the Taxpayers of Livingston County
from unlawful, fraudulent, and unconstitutional district attorney salary increases"
& also

April 11, 2016: "NYS Socks Livingston County with $30K Raise for District Attorney", Genesse Sun (Conrad Baker)

April 12, 2016: "Defiant supervisors may challenge state on D.A. increase", Livingston County News (Ben Beagle)   
"...the county's highest paid employee...) 

and the response is --

Assemblyman Nojay's April 13, 2016 e-mail -- "Subject: your idiotic email"

Assemblyman Nojay's April 13, 2016 e-mail -- "Subject: RE: your idiotic email"

CJA's April 13, 2016 e-mail to Assemblyman Nojay --
"Subject: Assisting the Livingston County Board of Supervisors
in Protecting Taxpayer Dollars: D.A. Pay Increase"

April 14, 2016: "Livingston County supervisors seek support for budget amendment to pay DA salary increase", The Daily News (Ben Beagle) 

April 15, 2016: "Young asks governor to absorb cost of DA salary increase", Watertown Daily Times (Ben Beagle)

May 27, 2016: "Payback time: State should compensate counties for increased DA salaries", The Journal (Johnson News Service, with additional reporting by The Livingston County News)

July 15, 2016: "Livingston County revisiting mandated DA raise", Livingston County News (Ben Beagle)

August 3, 2016: "Livingston County weighs shifting funds for D.A. salary mandate", Livingston County News (Ben Beagle)

CAYUGA COUNTY

CJA's April 22, 2016 e-mail to Gwendolyn Craig -- "Subject: Follow-up to your excellent, informative article about the Cayuga County Ways & Means Committee meeting" 

April 21, 2016:  "Cayuga County legislators voice budget, state mandate concerns to Assemblyman Gary Finch", Auburnpub.com (Gwendolyn Craig)

                    Craig's April 22, 2016 e-mail

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 CJA's April 13, 2016 e-mail to Josh Durso --
"2016 ELECTIONS: A very 'easy fill in the 54th District' -- & beyond!"
(also sent to Senator Nozzolio, Assemblymen Oaks & Finch)

     April 12, 2016:  "No easy fill in 54th District", Finger Lake Times (Josh Durso)  

Josh Durso's April 13, 2016 e-mail 

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