The Forever Budget Disempowers New Yorkers and their Representatives  In healthy democracies, the details of important legislation are known before they are voted on, and public hearings are held so the people can speak to specific proposals  The state budget is inherently far less transparent than the “regular” legislative process. Budget bills are not publicly […]

Legislature Must Pass Key FOIL Bills In Final Weeks of Session Despite five bills moving through committee, not a single bill has passed both houses   With less than two weeks to go in session, the Legislature has yet to jointly pass a single FOIL bill. While the Assembly has passed or moved four bills, […]

Reinvent Albany thanks lawmakers for passing the extension of the term and expansion of the powers of the monitor appointed for the Orange County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) in the FY2026-27 PPGG bill Article VII budget bill. We believe that the state should replicate this model for other IDAs statewide. We thank Senator Skoufis for […]

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