Initiative: Transparency

February 2026

Memo of Support

Support for Three Bills Boosting NYS Transparency Read more February 2026

Letter

Reinvent Albany Transparency Ask: Publish Senate Confirmation Votes 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

Memo of Support

Support for Four Bills Increasing Transparency and Accountability Read more January 2026

Statement

Confirmation Hochul Veto Has Wrecked Key NYS Anti-Money-Laundering Law Read more January 2026

Statement

Ten Things Mayor Mamdani Can Do to Strengthen Transparency, Ethics, and Democracy Read more January 2026

Statement

Mamdani Judicial Selection Order Makes Progress on Transparency, But Leaves Work to Do on Other Key Reforms Read more December 2025

Statement

Hochul Vetoes Crucial Transparency, Local Democracy, and Money Laundering Bills Read more December 2025

Report

Transparency Gap: NY Senate Confirmation Votes Kept Behind Two Layers of Obstacles Reinvent Albany's report discovered two major obstacles when trying to understand how NY Senators vote on confirmations: 1) they do not publish votes on their website, and 2) they overuse slate voting. Read more December 2025

Press ReleaseReport

Press Release: Transparency Gap: NY Senate Confirmation Votes Kept Behind Two Layers of Obstacles Read more