Orange County

  • **LETTER** Skoufis, Martucci, Neuhaus, Local Leaders to IDA: We deserve a seat at the table

    Please find attached a letter issued this afternoon to the Orange County Industrial Development Agency. Numerous municipal leaders, County Executive Neuhaus, Senator Martucci, and Senator Skoufis are urging the IDA to give taxing jurisdictions a more formal role in decision-making when PILOTs (Payment in Lieu of Taxes agreements) are on the table: “…Moving forward, we […]

  • Skoufis Picks Up NYS AFL-CIO Endorsement

    State Senator James Skoufis (D-Orange County) announced that he has received the formal endorsement of the New York State AFL-CIO, the nation’s largest state labor federation with 3,000 affiliates and over 2.5 million members.  “I am thrilled to earn the backing of New York’s biggest force in union labor,” said Skoufis. “The millions of members, […]

  • Skoufis Blasts Orange County IDA for $32M Corporate Handout to Royal Wine

    “Last night, the Orange County IDA voted unanimously to rubber-stamp incentives totaling nearly $32 million for Royal Wine Corporation’s new facility in Goshen, a facility that has already broken ground. These include $28 million in property tax breaks. “I wrote to the IDA board in advance of the meeting, imploring them to block these astronomical […]

  • Senator Skoufis Commends Orange County Sheriff’s Office on Receiving National Accreditation 

    Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) presented Orange County Sheriff Carl DuBois with a proclamation in recognition of the agency’s achievement in being awarded with the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) accreditation.  CALEA was created in 1979 as a credentialing authority through the joint efforts of law enforcement’s major executive associations in the […]

  • Skoufis Presents Monroe Marathon Runner and Widow of First Responder with Senate Commendation

    Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) recently awarded a Senate Commendation to Monroe resident Irene Sullivan for her run in the 2021 NYC Marathon, raising almost $20,000 for the Tunnel to Towers Foundation in memory of her late husband, Brian.  Tunnel to Towers provides mortgage-free homes to Gold Star and fallen first responder families with young […]

  • Skoufis, Local Officials Announce Funding for New Law Enforcement Caseworker Position in Orange County

    Senator James Skoufis (D-Hudson Valley) joined Middletown Mayor Joe Destefano, Bureau Commander of Operations/Lieutenant Jeff Thoelen, and local police officers to announce new funding for a novel ‘community caseworker’ position–a model for addressing high call volume related to mental illness, homelessness, and domestic violence to help keep both law enforcement professionals and local constituents safe.  […]