Testimony to the New York City Conflicts of Interest Board (COIB) on Proposed Rules Regarding Reporting of Travel PaymentsRe: Greater reporting of city travel payments should come with more fundraising disclosures for public servants, not less   September 16, 2025   Thank you for the opportunity to submit written testimony for this hearing. Reinvent Albany […]

Reinvent Albany1199 SEIU • American Federation of State and County Municipal Employees (AFSCME)BetaNYC • Citizen Action of New York • Citizens Union • Common Cause/NYCommunications Workers of America, District 1 • Community Service Society of New YorkDistrict Council 37 • Empire State Indivisible • Housing WorksLeague of Women Voters of New York State • New […]

State and local officials in AZ and MI have proposed bills to reduce the epidemic of nondisclosure agreements keeping residents from knowing how their tax money is being spent — or even which projects are getting the gag orders

September 11, 2025 Speaker Adrienne AdamsChair Jennifer Gutiérrez, Committee on Technology Dear Speaker Adams and Chair Gutiérrez,  We write to urge you to pass Intro 1235 of 2025 this fall before the end of the Council term. This landmark legislation will ensure that the public can see how many Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests […]