Initiative: Transparency

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 May 2025

Memo of Support

18 Groups Urge NYS Senate to Pass FOIL Reporting Bill S452/A2321 Read more May 2025

Statement

Legislature and Governor’s Furtive Weakening of Public Campaign System, Postponement of Outside Income Caps Is Cynical, Anti-Democratic, and Self-Serving Read more April 2025

Statement

Month-Late, Secret Budget Is Cynical Albany at Its Worst Read more April 2025

NYC Government Flouting Freedom of Information Law New Report Shows FOIL Requests and Delays Skyrocketing: NYC Gets Roughly 170,000 FOIL Requests a Year; 16% of FOIL Requests Still Open After a Year Read more April 2025

Report

Report: New York City Government Flouting Freedom of Information Law Read more