Initiative: Transparency

October 2025

Press ReleaseReport

New Report: NY’s Constitutional Cap on Supreme Court Spawns Dysfunction Read more October 2025

Statement

Hochul Vetoes Transparency Bill Backed by Press Freedom and Watchdog Groups Read more September 2025

Op-Ed

NYC Council must use this time to overhaul FOIL (Op-Ed) Read more September 2025

LetterMemo of Support

Groups Urge City Council to Pass Landmark NYC FOIL Bill Read more August 2025

Memo of Support

Transparency Groups to Hochul: Sign Bill Speeding Up FOIL Read more July 2025

Subsidy Sheet

Subsidy Sheet: NJ city data shows state-subsidized businesses employ few locals and pay them lower wages Read more June 2025

Statement

Assembly Leads the Way on FOIL in 2025 Read more June 2025

Statement

Speaker Heastie and Assembly: Please pass A3425-A, which just passed the Senate, to improve FOIL response times Read more June 2025

Statement

Ed Boards Call on Senate to Pass FOIL Bills Read more June 2025

Listening to FOIL 2025 Report: Lessons from Five NYS Agencies In the 2025 “Listening to FOIL” report, we used government agency logs of FOIL requests to assess how well FOIL is working. Read more June 2025

Report

Listening to FOIL 2025 Report: Lessons from Five NYS Agencies Read more June 2025

Press ReleaseReport

Watchdog Report Shows Urgent Need for Legislation to Rescue Floundering FOIL Read more