Initiative: FOIL

May 2026

Report

NYS Agencies Failing to Make FOIL Easier for Public FOIL Fail: NYS Agencies Not Using GovQA Software Tools that Make FOIL Easier for the Public Read more May 2026

Report

NYS Agencies Failing to Make FOIL Easier for Public Read more May 2026

Memo of Support

13 Groups Back Transparency Bill Requiring Online FOIL Appeals Read more April 2026

Memo of Support

Support for Seven Bills Strengthening NYS Government Read more March 2026

Memo of Support

NYS Senate and Assembly Pass Major Transparency Bills for Sunshine Week Read more March 2026

Statement

Groups to Legislature: Make NY Sunshine Week a Bright Spot Amidst Government Secrecy and Abuse of Power Read more March 2026

Testimony

Nine Groups to NYC Council: Small Investment in OpenRecords FOIL Site Equals Big Transparency Gains Read more February 2026

Letter

Ten Groups Urge Leaders to Fix FOIL in NYS Budget Read more January 2026

Fact Sheet

Listening to FOIL 2025: Lessons from 11 New York State Agencies Reinvent Albany analyzed FOIL logs from 2024 provided by 11 units of New York State government to assess how well the Freedom of Information Law is working. Read more January 2026

Report

Listening to FOIL 2026: Lessons from 11 New York State Agencies Read more January 2026

Press Release

Listening to FOIL 2026 Report: Big Gaps Between Best/Worst of 11 NYS Agencies Read more January 2026

Statement

Ten Things Mayor Mamdani Can Do to Strengthen Transparency, Ethics, and Democracy Read more