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CJA's Championing of Appropriate Rules & Leadership for the NYS Legislature
---
 click here for: NYS Constitution 

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Rules Reform Resource Page --
including 2004, 2006, 2008 Brennan Center Reports

Senate Rules Reform Resource Page --
including transcripts, videos, & reports of the 2009 Temporary Senate Committee on Rules & Administration Reform

Assembly Rules Reform Resource Page

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FEATURING 

VIDEO of CJA's November 29, 2012 exchange with Assembly Minority Leader Kolb at a "public policy forum" at the Rockefeller Institute of Government about
what he is going to do to advance Assembly rule reform
when the Legislature comes back into session  
(at 17:45 minutes)  
 

CJA's December 31, 2012 letter
to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver & Minority Leader Brian Kolb
--
"ENSURING AN INFORMED ASSEMBLY VOTE ON ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP & ASSEMBLY RULES"

CJA's January 7, 2013 letter to Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb -- 
"THE BEST STRATEGY FOR THE ASSEMBLY REPUBLICAN MINORITY: Assembly Rules Reform"


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IN THE NEW YORK STATE SENATE

      -- click here for referred-to Senate rule materials  
 -- click here for Rules Reform Resource Page 

January 18, 2011 Senate Floor Proceedings

January 25, 2011 Senate Floor Proceedings

January 31, 2011 Senate Floor Proceedings

March 28, 2011 Senate Floor Proceedings

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CJA's December 7, 2012 letter to Senate Independent Democratic Conference Senators Jeff Klein, David Valesky, Diane Savino, David Carlucci, & Malcolm Smith --
"ACHIEVING A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, FULLY FUNCTIONAL SENATE..."
e-mail receipt

 CJA's December 21, 2012 letter to Senate Independent Conference Senators -- "What is Your Response to CJA's December 7, 2012 Letter?"
e-mail & fax receipts

CJA's December 26, 2012 letter to Senate Republican Conference Leader Dean Skelos & Senate Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins --
"ENSURING AN INFORMED SENATE VOTE ON SENATE LEADERSHIP & SENATE RULES: Your Response to CJA’s December 7, 2012 Letter to the Independent Democratic Conference on “ACHIEVING A ‘FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, FULLY FUNCTIONAL SENATE’ 
e-mail receipt   fax receipts-skelos   fax receipts-stewart-cousins

CJA's January 3, 2013 letter to All 63 New York State Senators --
"TRANSFORMING THE SENATE ON DAY 1 OF ITS 236th LEGISLATIVE SESSION BY APPROPRIATE RULES & LEADERSHIP"
e-mail receipt

CJA's January 4, 2013 e-mail to the Senators --
"Press Inquiries: Your Most Important Votes of the Upcoming 236th Legislative Session" 

 

CJA's January 9, 2013 e-mail to Democratic Conference Leader Stewart-Cousins' Counsel --
"EMPOWERING DEMOCRATS WITH STRATEGY AT TODAY'S 10:30 a.m. DEMOCRATIC CONFERENCE MEETING"
Albany Times-Union January 8, 2013 article by Jimmy Vielkind


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IN THE NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY

CJA's December 4, 2012 letter to Assemblyman Steve Katz --
"ABOVE POLITICS:  Championing an Honest, Accountable Legislature -- Voting Out Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver & Voting In Non-Partisan, Good-Government Assembly Rule Change
"

CJA's December 14, 2012 e-mail to Assemblyman Steve Katz --
"Follow-up to yesterday's meeting: Leadership"

CJA's December 31, 2012 letter to Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver & Minority Leader Brian Kolb --
"ENSURING AN INFORMED ASSEMBLY VOTE ON ASSEMBLY LEADERSHIP & ASSEMBLY RULES"

CJA's January 3, 2013 letter to All 150 New York State Assembly Members --
"TRANSFORMING THE ASSEMBLY ON DAY 1 OF ITS 236th LEGISLATIVE SESSION BY APPROPRIATE RULES & LEADERSHIP"

CJA's January 4, 2013 e-mail to Assembly Members --
"Press Inquiries: Your Most Important Votes of the Upcoming 236th Legislative Session"

CJA's January 7, 2013 letter to Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb -- 
"THE BEST STRATEGY FOR THE ASSEMBLY REPUBLICAN MINORITY: Assembly Rules Reform"

 

click here for
CJA's declaratory judgment action vs NY's Highest Constitutional Officers
& Three Gov't Branches to Void the Judicial Pay Raises --
& Secure Judicial Accountability

 

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Correspondence to the Press

CJA's January 9, 2013 e-mail to the Legislative Press:
"INFORMED COMMENT ON SENATE & ASSEMBLY RULES & LEADERSHIP
"
Albany Times Union January 8, 2013 article by Jimmy Vielkind

CJA's January 8, 2013 e-mail to the Legislative Press:
"ALERT:  Behind-the-scenes struggle over Senate rules reported by Daily News.  What are you reporting?"
Daily News' January 6, 2013 article by Ken Lovett


CJA's January 4, 2013 e-mail to the Legislative Press
"The Most Important Votes of the Upcoming 236th Legislative Session"

click here for:
Press-in-Action: Legislative Rules & Leadership

 

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Correspondence to Academia 

CJA's January 5, 2013 e-mail to Scholars --
"Expert Opinion Needed: The Most Important Votes of the Upcoming 236th Legislative Session"


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The Scene of the Crime
against the People of the State of New York:

SENATE FLOOR PROCEEDINGS -- Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Senate Rules 2013-2014

ASSEMBLY FLOOR PROCEEDINGS -- Wednesday, January 9, 2013

 

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CJA's Rules Reform webpages

Rules Reform Resource Page --
including 2004, 2006, 2008 Brennan Center Reports

Senate Rules Reform Resource Page --
including transcripts, videos, & reports of the 2009 Temporary Senate Committee on Rules & Administration Reform

Assembly Rules Reform Resource Page

Championing appropriate rules & leadership for the New York State Legislature 

     The People Lead -- Securing Passage of The Public Trust Act
& a Properly-Functioning Legislature

Fighting Off Progeny of the Judicial Compensation Statute (S-2953: A-246)
& Securing a Functioning Legislative Process

 

 

 

 

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