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2019 LEGISLATIVE SESSION

 


Senate Committee on Investigations & Government Operations

(7 members -- Senate Rule VII, §1)
Chair:  James Skoufis -- [formerly an added $15,000]
Ranking Member: Chris Jacobs, ESQ. -- [formerly an added $9,500]
            Members:Alessandra Biaggi, ESQ., David Carlucci, Andrew Lanza, ESQ.,
Todd Kaminsky, ESQ., Luis Sepulveda, ESQ.

 ANNUAL REPORTS:   2011   2012   2013   2014  2015  2016  2017  2018  2019



1.
CJA's January 10, 2019 e-mail to Chair Skoufis/staff --
"AGENDA:  Senate Committee on Investigations & Gov't Operations --
The Problem & Solution"

click here for: 
VIDEOS CJA's testimony at Legislature's Jan. 30, 2017 budget hearing on "local gov't officials/general gov't"
&
Jan. 31, 2017 budget hearing on "public protection"

click here for:
RECORD of CJA's SECOND citizen-taxpayer action

click here for:

 CJA's June 4, 2013 letter to Senate Committee on Investigations & Government Operations 
& Assembly Committee on Oversight, Analysis & Investigation

 

2.
January 14, 2019:  1st Committee Meeting
(5 minutes, 23 seconds)





3.
CJA's January 22, 2019 e-mail to ALL Commitee Members --

"Immediate Attention Required:
AGENDA: Senate Committee on Investigations & Gov't Operations --
The Problem & Solution"

 

 

4.
CJA's January 24, 2019 e-mail to ALL Committee Members --
"OVERSIGHT OF SENATE & ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP -- Willful Violations of Legislative Law Article 5-A & Article 5-B Rendering the 14 Joint Legislative Commission Sham"

 

5.
February 5, 2019:  2nd Committee Meeting
(4 minutes, 44 seconds)

 

6.
February 13, 2019
"Skoufis promising bipartisan effort in watchdog role"

 

7.
February 27, 2019:  3rd Committee Meeting
(2 minutes, 39 seconds)

 

8.
CJA's March 4, 2019 e-mail to ALL Committee Members --
"Agenda Request for the Next Meeting of the Senate Committee on Investigations
& Government Operations: The Legislature's OWN budget for Fiscal Year 2019-2020
& the Governor's Budget Bill #S.1501/A.2001"

click here for link to:
CJA's February 19, 2019 written testimony with QUESTIONS

 

9.
March 12, 2019:  4th Committee Meeting
(3 minutes, 39 seconds)
Chair Skoufis:
"We have an excellent agenda of good government bills today"


10.
March 26, 2019:  5th Committee Meeting

(6 minutes, 5 seconds)

S2645

S4001
standing commttee on conference

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11.
April 22, 2019
"Skoufis Opens Tip Line for Senate Investigations Commmittee"

 

12.
April 9, 2019: 6th Committee Meeting

(7 minutes, 26 seconds)

S4685

preference-denial exception/disclosure -- signed

13.
April 30, 2019:  7th Committee Meeting
(15 minutes, 53 seconds)

at 6:30 -15:15 -- S5159 (May)  A7429 (Steck)
establishing a division of research & analysis in legislative library

 

14.
May 13, 2019:  8th Committee Meeting

S5596
access to records -- vetoed by gov

15.
May 29, 2019:  9th Committee Meeting

S1625

16.
July 15, 2019
"Skoufis Reforms Government Oversight and Transparency During Freshman Senator Term"

 

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December 16, 2019:
"Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations
Releases Full Report on Public Authorities and IDAs,

Finds Urgent Need for Reform"

December 27, 2019 press release --
"Senator Skoufis, Comptroller DiNapoli Tout Enactment of AntiCorruption LDC Audit Law"

S5445 -- May 1, 2019 (Skoufis) --
AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general municipal law, in relation to audits of

          governmentally controlled entities


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December 22, 2018
"New senator says he has 'independence and stomach' to take on Albany corruption"
Buffalo News (Tom Precious)

December 26, 2018
"Guess Who's Accusing Cuomo of Dishonesty and Betrayal?"
New York Times (Vivian Wang)

January 3, 2019
"Why is Cuomo suddenly allergic to oversight?"
New York Post (editorial)

January 5, 2019
"Skoufis hires Agnostikis as investigations aide"
Times Herald-Record

January 10, 2019
"'Investigations battle' talk shows need for independent probes"
Adirondack Daily Enterprise (editorial)

January 17, 2019
"Skoufis, Abinanti squabble with Cuomo over new roles in probing government misdeeds"
Gannett/Journal News (Nancy Cutler)

January 21, 2019
"New corruption sheriff vows to shake up Albany"
Chanel 6 News-WRGB Albany (Greg Floyd)

February 7, 2019
"Skoufis Commands Committee to Disrupt Corruption In State"
Mid-Hudson Valley Patch (Op Ed)


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