Senate probes upstate code enforcement issues

ALBANY — The city's code enforcement department is cooperating with the state Senate's inquiry into whether new state laws and resources are needed to address housing issues outside of New York City.This is the second of three probes launched so far this year by Sen. James Skoufis, an Orange County Democrat who took over the chamber's oversight and investigations committee in January.He previously revealed the committee's review ofmiddlemen in the pharmacy business, though the subject of t