José M. Serrano's posts related to Government Operations

Public Meeting Tuesday in Albany Regarding Expansion of Legislative Television Channel

Posted by José M. Serrano on Friday, November 13th, 2009

Contact: Assembly- Kevin Frazier (518)455-4474                 For Immediate Release:

               Senate- Greg Meyer (212)828-5829                          November 13, 2009

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Joint Advisory Board of State Government Proceedings Concludes Public Meetings

Posted by José M. Serrano on Monday, December 21st, 2009

(Albany, NY)- The New York State Legislature Joint Advisory Board on the Broadcast of State Government Proceedings (the “Joint Advisory Board”) has concluded an initial round of public meetings on the current legislative channel and the expansion of its programming.

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Serrano and Senate Colleagues Announce Task Force on Government Efficiency

Posted by José M. Serrano on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

(Albany, NY) – Demonstrating their commitment to developing a fiscally responsible budget, the Senate Majority Conference announced the formation of a new bipartisan task force on government efficiency. Senator José M. Serrano (D-Manhattan/Bronx) is a member of the twelve-member task force Chaired by Deputy Senate Majority Leader Jeff Klein. They will  conduct a statewide investigation into the spending practices of state agencies and operations to uncover areas of administrative inefficiencies and government waste.

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Serrano Joins Senator Schneiderman, District Attorney Vance, and Assemblymember Kellner to Announce Major Reforms to Combat Public Corruption

Posted by José M. Serrano on Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

Bill Increases Ability of District Attorneys to Prosecute Public Corruption Cases,Legislative Fixes Close Loopholes, Strengthen Penal Law Crimes

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Legislation to Improve Participation in Local Governance of Roosevelt Island Passes New York State Senate

Posted by José M. Serrano on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010

(Albany, NY)-The New York State Senate today unanimously passed a bill (S7985/A10392), sponsored by Senator José M. Serrano (D-Manhattan/Bronx), that will improve the governance of the Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation (RIOC), while making it more representative of the residents of the area by improving accountability and increasing transparency and openness within the Corporation.

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Senator José M. Serrano and NYS Senate Launch Revolutionary Open Legislation Website at Harlem High School

Posted by José M. Serrano on Thursday, November 5th, 2009

(New York, NY) - Today, Senator Jose M. Serrano launched the Senate's new Open Legislation  website through an interactive presentation to students at the Manhattan Center for Science and Mathematics.

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Serrano Supports Introduction of Sweeping Rules Reform

Posted by José M. Serrano on Tuesday, January 18th, 2011

(ALBANY, NY)- Senator José M.  Serrano (D-Manhattan/Bronx) and his Senate colleagues today called on every member of the New York State Senate to join them in passing a rules reform resolution, sponsored by Senator Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan), which aims to create more accountability and equality within the New York State Senate, and to protect the reforms passed by the Legislature in 2009.“I’m extremely proud of the reforms we were able to get passed while in the Majority. We took steps within the Democratic Conference to make the Senate more accountable by giving all members an opportunity to have their voices heard,” said Serrano. “We must continue to work in a bipartisan fashion to implement reforms that will equally benefit all New Yorkers.

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