Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) and the Senate Majority announced that the Investigations and Government Operations Committee that Skoufis chairs is taking the rare and extraordinary step of issuing subpoenas to compel testimony and documents from real estate agents and companies. In December, in response to the Newsday investigation that revealed evidence of racial discrimination […]
To the Editor, Recently New York State Senator James Skoufis presented an idea for tax relief in the North Rockland School district. Simply put his idea involves a one dollar surcharge for parking at Bear Mountain State Park/along with other surcharges unnamed.. This would mean people from outside the North Rockland District would be paying […]
Last week, Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) hosted an art open house in his Rockland District office featuring artwork from North Rockland High School students. The pieces varied from photography and watercolor to digital art and collages. Back in October, Senator Skoufis invited artists from North Rockland High School to loan their artwork for display […]
Statement from State Senator James Skoufis: “With his veto tonight, Governor Cuomo inexplicably sided with drug company middle-men, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), instead of consumers and independent pharmacists. PBMs are engaged in highway robbery and S.6531, endorsed by the Senate Investigations and Government Operations Committee’s investigative report, would’ve begun to reign them in. After a […]
In March of 2019, Senator James Skoufis, Chair of the Senate Committee on Investigations and Government Operations, opened an investigation into the compliance and practices of public authorities, including industrial development agencies (IDAs), across New York State. Earlier this month, the Committee issued information and document requests to 143 public authorities including state authorities, local […]
Earlier this year, Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) secured $5 million from the state’s railroad fund for a new train station at Woodbury Common. Additionally, he secured a commitment from the MTA to not only support the project, but also provide any technical expertise required to move the train station forward. The only problem? Simon […]