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January 20, 2026
Statement
First Take on Governor Hochul’s $260 Billion FY 2027 Budget

Sections Reinvent Albany’s Initial Assessment of Budget Proposals Reinvent Albany focuses on only a fraction of the wide range of issues presented in the New York State budget. Here’s our quick take on Governor Hochul’s Budget Briefing Book with page numbers (or bill sections).  Thumbs Up OK No Way  The Numbers in Brief: Big Out-Year […]

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January 17, 2026
Statement
NYC Must Close Loophole Allowing Eric Adams 2025 Campaign to Pay at Least $600K to Anonymous Shell Companies

The Public and NYC Campaign Finance Board Should Know How Campaign Contributions Are Spent   Reinvent Albany is deeply concerned by yesterday’s story on WNBC Channel 4 showing that Eric Adams’ 2025 campaign for mayor paid anonymous, out-of-state shell companies roughly $600,000. These companies have no websites or internet presence, are not registered to do […]

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January 16, 2026
Memo of Support
Support for Two Bills, Opposition to Two More

As part of our advocacy for open, accountable NY government, Reinvent Albany issued memos of support for the following bills: We also issued memos of opposition to the following bills:

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January 13, 2026
Statement
Reinvent Albany on Good, Bad, Absent from Governor’s SOTS

Reinvent Albany Statement on Governor Hochul’s 2026 State of the State Speech   Good, Bad and Absent from Governor’s Election-Year Speech (and our very short list of proposals)   Good  Bad Absent Comments on Select Items Funding to Increase Number of MTA Co-Response Teams Reinvent Albany thanks Governor Hochul for further expanding the MTA’s highly […]

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