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February 20, 2026
Memo of Support
Groups Support the Uncap Justice Act and Timely Justice Act to Modernize NY’s Courts

  MEMO OF SUPPORT   UNCAP JUSTICE ACT A.1100-A (AM Bores)   AND   TIMELY JUSTICE ACT A.3305 (AM Bores) / S.8192 (Sen. Cleare)   Our organizations support passage of the Uncap Justice Act and the Timely Justice Act, complementary measures that modernize how New York allocates judicial resources and advance good government principles—accountability, transparency, […]

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February 18, 2026
Fact SheetStatement
Fundamentally Flawed, Illogical ESD Report Massively Exaggerates Benefits to Taxpayers of NYS $800m/Year Film-TV Production Subsidies 

ESD Published Misleading Garbage In, Garbage Out Report on New Year’s Eve   On New Year’s Eve of last year, Empire State Development (ESD) published another “analysis” by their consultant Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI) claiming that New York State’s $800-million-a-year subsidy of film and TV productions is a useful way to spend tax dollars. […]

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February 17, 2026
Letter
Ten Groups Urge Leaders to Fix FOIL in NYS Budget

February 17, 2026 Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-CousinsNew York State Senate Speaker Carl HeastieNew York State Assembly Re: Strengthening FOIL in your FY 2027 one-house budgets Dear Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Speaker Heastie, We write to urge you to include legislation improving the state’s Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) in your one-house budgets. Both of […]

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February 13, 2026
Statement
Decision on Crypto Campaign Contributions Should Be Made Via Public Rulemaking, Not an Advisory Opinion

State Board of Elections Should Withdraw Advisoryand Go Through Public Rulemaking Reinvent Albany urges the State Board of Elections (SBOE) to withdraw its February 12, 2026 advisory opinion (AO #1 of 2026) allowing candidates and political committees to accept contributions in the form of cryptocurrency. Instead, Reinvent Albany asks SBOE to begin a public rulemaking […]

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