Initiative: Budget, Fiscal Oversight, Clean Contracting

October 2019

Letter

Watchdog Groups Urge Governor and Legislature to Limit Lawmakers’ Outside Income During 2020 Legislative Session Read more October 2019

Letter

Watchdogs Ask MTA to Show How it Will Pay for Increasing Police Force by 581 Read more September 2019

Testimony

Reinvent Albany Calls for Stronger Ethics Rules for Community Boards at Conflicts of Interest Board Hearing Read more August 2019

Who is the MTA Board? An analysis of the 2019 MTA Board finds that only 36% of voting board members live in NYC, versus 89% of riders. When additionally compared by age, income, and ethnicity, MTA board members are not like transit riders. Review of financial disclosures also finds conflicts of interest for board members. Read more August 2019

RA Statement on Comptroller-Governor MOU Restoring Comptroller’s Pre-Audit Authority Read more July 2019

Who is the MTA Board? 89% of MTA Riders Are NYC Residents Versus 36% of Voting Board Members Read more July 2019

Testimony

Reinvent Albany Calls for Greater Transparency of Ethics Enforcement Actions at Conflicts of Interest Board’s Hearing Read more July 2019

Council Bill A Step Back From 2016 Law Requiring More Transparency For City-Affiliated Nonprofits Read more April 2019

After Long Campaign By Watchdogs, City Publishes Lobbying Information as Open Data Read more April 2019

Watchdogs Commend Senator James Skoufis for Investigation of IDAs Read more March 2019

Editorial Boards Call for Clean Contracting, Database of Deals, in Budget Read more November 2018

Testimony

Reinvent Albany Calls for Substantial Pay Raise for State Officials Coupled with Major Restrictions on Outside Income, Lulus and Per Diems Read more