Updated February 23, 2026 Reinvent Albany is closely tracking developments regarding Amtrak’s proposed “New York Penn Transformation” project. To aid advocates, stakeholders, and journalists who are monitoring and assessing the project, we have compiled a list of resources in four categories, including: Project Timeline According to Amtrak’s website for the project, the project timeline is […]

  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, […]

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. […]

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 […]