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October 16, 2025
Press ReleaseReport
New Report: NY’s Constitutional Cap on Supreme Court Spawns Dysfunction

NY’s Constitutional Cap on Number of Supreme Court Judges Spawns Double Dysfunction   Clogged courts resort to secretive, highly subjective selection of acting judges as workaround   NEW YORK — Researchers say in a new report, Backdoor to the Bench, that the cap on the number of Supreme Court judges in New York’s constitution has […]

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October 10, 2025
Statement
Hochul Vetoes Transparency Bill Backed by Press Freedom and Watchdog Groups

Governor Fixes Nothing, Offers Nothing in Response to Persistent Public Concerns About Deeply Dysfunctional Freedom of Information Process  New York’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) process is plagued by endless delays, deliberate agency foolery, and unlawfulness that have combined to severely undermine the transparency of our state and local governments and deprive New Yorkers of […]

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October 3, 2025
Subsidy Sheet
Subsidy Sheet: Buffalo Sabres’ Oligarch Owners Extend Lease Until Public Subsidies Ripen

The Sabres will stay at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center through 2031, while waiting for NY taxpayers to forget they gave the Pegulas $1B for new stadium

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October 2, 2025
Letter
Reinvent Albany Joins Environmental Advocates to Warn DEC: New Yorkers Are Paying for Crypto’s Massive Energy Bills

Earthjustice’s press release: Albany, NY – Yesterday, Earthjustice and twenty seven environmental organizations submitted public comments to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation pertaining to the Department’s Draft General Environmental Impact Statement (DGEIS) for Cryptocurrency Mining using Proof-of-Work (PoW) Authentication. The groups are urging the DEC to finalize the DGEIS as soon as possible […]

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