Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) announced that legislation he supported that strengthens Leandra’s Law was signed into law (Chp.169 of 2013). Under Leandra’s Law, individuals convicted of driving under the influence are barred from driving a vehicle unless it is equipped with an ignition interlock device, which prevents a car from starting if it detects that […]
Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) announced that he will be holding his monthly mobile office hours in all ten towns in June. The evening hour-long sessions will give Hudson Valley families the opportunity to make their voices heard and bring local issues to his attention. “My duty as an Assemblyman is to represent the needs of […]
Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) announced a resolution he introduced honoring military men and women from the United States Military Academy at West Point passed the Assembly. The resolution (K.339) was part of the Assembly’s 62nd annual West Point Day celebration. “I’m incredibly proud to represent West Point,” Assemblyman Skoufis said. “West Point Day is a […]
Assemblyman Skoufis released the following statement in regard to Orange County Executive Diana’s statement on the Kiryas Joel Pipeline Construction County Legislator Roxanne Donnery, Supervisor John Burke and Woodbury officials, a majority of the Orange County Legislature, and I stand in agreement that Kiryas Joel cannot proceed with their pipeline construction on county roads until […]
Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) announced that he will be holding his monthly mobile office hours in all ten towns in April. The evening hour-long sessions will give Hudson Valley families the opportunity to make their voices heard and bring local issues to his attention. “My duty as an Assemblyman is to represent the needs of […]
Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) announced the Assembly passed legislation he sponsored that would increase the state minimum wage to $9.00 per hour beginning in January 2014 (A.38-A). The bill would also index the minimum wage to the rate of inflation beginning in 2015 in an effort to reflect annual changes in the Consumer Price Index […]
Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) announced that he will be holding his monthly mobile office hours in all ten towns in March. The evening hour-long sessions will give Hudson Valley families the opportunity to make their voices heard and bring local issues to his attention. “My duty as an Assemblyman is to represent the needs of […]
Assemblyman James Skoufis (D-Woodbury) announced that he is sponsoring several women’s rights and equality bills, and that he is the newest member of the Bipartisan Pro-Choice Legislative Caucus. “I stand in strong support of the governor’s priorities regarding women’s rights and equality in New York State,” Assemblyman Skoufis said. “I will work each and every […]
