Governor Hochul Vetoes Crucial Bills Increasing Transparency, Strengthening Local Democracy, and Curbing Shell Companies Used to Launder Money and Evade Taxes   December 22, 2025   In 2025, Reinvent Albany submitted Memos of Support and Opposition to 87 state bills. Nine of these bills ultimately passed the Legislature and were sent to the Governor. Most […]

Veto Allows MTA to Operate Like Most Other Global Transit Systems Citizens Budget Commission, the Partnership for New York City, Regional Plan Association, Reinvent Albany, and the Transit Costs Project at the NYU Marron Institute of Urban Management thank Governor Hochul today for vetoing A4873/S4091. The legislation would have prohibited the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) […]

Votes not published and 98% of individual votes hidden by slate voting;  interactive webpage highlights findings   Watchdog group Reinvent Albany today released a new report, “Transparency Gap: NY Senate Confirmation Votes Kept Behind Two Layers of Obstacles.” As covered by Dan Clark in the Times Union today, researchers at Reinvent Albany analyzed Senate roll […]

Executive Summary Under the New York Constitution, the State Senate plays a critical role safeguarding democratic norms and transparency by providing advice and consent on the Governor’s nominees for judgeships, agency leadership, and seats on boards and commissions.  Unfortunately, the public faces two major obstacles when trying to understand how their Senators vote on confirmations. […]