Reinvent Albany strongly supports many of the New York City Campaign Finance Board’s proposed improvements to campaign finance law. We thank CFB for meeting with us and other stakeholders while preparing recommendations for the post-election report. We urge the City Council to pass legislation based on CFB’s recommendations and the other critical anti-corruption measures we […]

We urge New York’s candidates for federal and state office to join in a bipartisan effort affirming the importance and the integrity of the outcome of the state’s upcoming elections. Every elected official swears to support and defend the federal and state Constitutions. That promise hinges on a commitment to abide by the certified results […]

Taxpayers on the Hook for $1.078 Million Per Full-Time Job   According to data analyzed by Reinvent Albany, the Rockland County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and New York Power Authority (NYPA) committed at least $321 million in sales tax exemptions and power subsidies to five data center sites in Rockland County since 2013. In return for […]

Reinvent Albany Recommendations for ESD’s Community Investment Framework Per Governor’s EO No. 62, Data Center Moratorium Mitigate Adverse Effects of Data Centers Via Investment in Place-Based and Community-Wide Measures – Not Goodies to Buy Off Individual Residents   The Governor’s EO 62 pauses data center development and charges Empire State Development (ESD) with creating a […]