Reinvent Albany joined an amicus brief with 15 advocacy groups, including the Environmental Defense Fund, Natural Resources Defense Council, NYPIRG, Partnership for New York City, and Tri-State Transportation Campaign, in support of the MTA’s successful congestion pricing program in the Duffy v. MTA lawsuit.  The MTA prevailed in its prior lawsuit, MTA v. Duffy, and […]

Testimony to New York State Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG) Re: Stronger Ethics Commission and Laws, Stronger Public Trust   Good morning, members and staff of the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG). My name is Kyle Kennedy, and I am the Legislative Program Manager for Reinvent Albany. We advocate […]

Reinvent Albany Positions on 2026 NYC Ballot Questions #1. Yes #2. Yes #3. Yes #4. Yes #5. No Reinvent Albany submitted the following summary of our positions to the NYC Campaign Finance Board for the NYC Votes 2026 General Election Voter Guide. Our positions and those of other New Yorkers may be cited on the […]

New Tracker Shows How State Agencies Have Responded to Basic Freedom of Information Requests We Made Three Months Ago   In June 2026, Reinvent Albany and the Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic sent a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request to all 72 NYS Executive Agencies that sent Governor Hochul a Transparency Plan in […]