Reinvent Albany looked at how the 50 biggest cities in the United States select their mayors. As expected, we saw that municipal elections in the United States are very different than those for federal or state offices. Americans do not vote for mayor in the same way they do for governor or president. However, we […]

Statement on the Proposed Final Recommendations of the 2026 NYC Charter Revision Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE)    In response to questions from journalists and other stakeholder groups, Reinvent Albany has prepared these comments on the proposed final recommendations of the 2026 NYC Charter Revision Commission or Commission on Government Efficiency (COGE). As of writing this […]

Reinvent Albany Cheers Governor Hochul’s Commitment to Ban IDAs from Waiving Sales Taxes for Data Centers Reinvent Albany is encouraged to see that Governor Hochul wants to work with the Legislature next session on legislation that would eliminate sales tax abatements to data centers, as reported in Politico. Reinvent Albany supports S9182-A (May) / A10852-A […]

VIA EMAIL Michael SandeCommission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government25 Beaver Street, New York, NY 10004 Re: Plain language for outside activity regulations is useful, but real estate compensation approvals should not be limited Dear Mr. Sande, We write to provide comments on the Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government’s (COELIG) proposed amendments to […]