May 7, 2026 VIA EMAIL Brian L. Quail, Esq., New York State Board of Elections40 North Pearl Street, Suite 5Albany, New York 12207  Re: State Board of Elections Should Adopt Code of Ethics for County Board Staff and Commissioners, Strengthen Conflicts of Interest Policy Dear Mr. Quail, We write to provide comments on the emergency adoption […]

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Deal on This Year’s Very Late Budget Continues Undemocratic Trend Towards Secrecy and Dominant GovernorThe Legislature is not a coequal branch of government   Reinvent Albany has been asked by news media outlets to comment on Governor Hochul’s announcement that a budget deal has been reached. Much of the press attention will be on broad-strokes policy decisions […]

FOIL Fail: NYS Agencies Not Using GovQA Software Tools that Make FOIL Easier for the Public Governor Hochul promised “New Era of Transparency,” but NYS agencies neglect to use key features of $650k/year software Reinvent Albany looked at 72 New York State agencies’ use of the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) software, GovQA, to see […]