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Reinvent Albany submitted the following formal comments to Empire Statement Development (ESD) on its Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) in advance of hearings in Long Island on the Belmont Park Redevelopment Project. We believe the DEIS has failed to answer basic questions and that it remains clear as mud how much state taxpayers will have […]

Cuomo Heeds Call From 50 Groups to Safeguard NYS Transit Funding Reinvent Albany has been advocating for a Transit Lockbox Law since 2011, and now, after one bill was gutted in 2011 and another vetoed in 2013, we finally have one. Reinvent Albany thanks Governor Cuomo for signing into law the Statewide Transit Lockbox. The […]

50 Groups Urge Governor Cuomo to Sign “Transit Lockbox” Bill Passed Unanimously by State Assembly and Senate Bill Helps Safeguard Transit Funding Statewide Against Budget Raids New York, NY – Sometime before the New Year, Governor Cuomo will decide to sign or veto the Transit Lockbox bill (Dinowitz A8511/Golden S6807), which unanimously passed both the […]

Reinvent Albany Calls for Releasing Public Dataset of All 904+ Reports City Agencies Must Publish Watchdog Supports Reports and Advisory Board Review Commission (RABRC) Replacing Reports with Open Data and Information on Websites Reinvent Albany called for the public release of the listing of reports mandated by law in testimony today before the Report and Advisory […]

Yesterday, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul announced $763.1m in State funding awarded through the 2018 Regional Economic Development Council process. Of this, $422m is direct state grants to localities, non-profits and businesses were announced. (About $21 per New Yorker.)  The State’s ten REDCs are essentially a publicity framework for the governor to award dozens of small […]

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Reforms Will Enable Candidates to Raise More Funds from Small Donors Reinvent Albany supported legislation at a City Council hearing today putting into effect campaign finance reforms passed by voters in November for special elections, including the upcoming race for Public Advocate to fill the pending vacancy created by Tish James’ election to NYS Attorney […]

Reinvent Albany Backs Compensation Committee’s Move to Limit Outside Income and Curtail Stipends While Increasing Pay for State Electeds and Agency Heads Reinvent Albany supports the NYS Compensation Committee‘s decision to restrict outside income and limit stipends while giving elected officials and agency heads a substantial pay increase.  The Committee’s decision largely follows recommendations Reinvent Albany made […]