Initiative: FOIL

May 2024

Fact SheetMemo of Support

NY Editorial Boards to Legislature: Strengthen Freedom of Information Law Read more May 2024

Memo of Support

Groups Support Bills Increasing Ethics and Lobbying Transparency Read more May 2024

Memo of Support

Groups Support FOIL Bills in Senate GovOps Committee Read more March 2024

Memo of Support

Support for Bill Requiring FOIL Disclosure of Consultant Reports Read more March 2024

Four Bills Strengthening FOIL for Sunshine Week Read more March 2024

LetterPress ConferencePress Release

Groups Urge Legislature and Governor to Strengthen NYS FOIL for Sunshine Week Read more March 2024

Press ReleaseReport

Watchdog Report Calls on NYS to Treat FOIL as a Core Service Read more March 2024

Listening to FOIL 2024: Lessons from Six NYS Agencies Our new report looks at the open records requests made per the Freedom of Information Law to six agencies of NYS government. Read more January 2024

Memo of Support

Watchdogs Support Two NYS Transparency Bills Read more August 2023

Memo of Support

Watchdogs Support S1726 (Harckham) / A5613 (Zebrowski) – Clarifies NYS Freedom of Information Law Read more June 2023

Letter

Watchdogs Urge Governor to Fill Vacancies in Committee on Open Government Read more June 2023

Letter

Watchdogs Ask State Ethics Commission to Modernize Regs on FOIL and Records Access Read more