Initiative: Transparency

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 April 2025

Memo of Support

Support for Three Bills Creating a More Open NY Government Read more March 2025

Memo of Support

Watchdog Supports Bill Clarifying Definition of Full-Time Job in NYS Database of Economic Incentives Read more March 2025

Memo of SupportStatement

New York’s FY 2026 One-House Budgets Are a Consensual Delusion Read more March 2025

Letter

18 Groups Urge Legislature to Pass Priority FOIL Reform Bills for Sunshine Week Read more March 2025

Memo of Support

Support for Bill Specifying Locations of $700m/Year in NYS-Funded Film/TV Productions Read more February 2025

Testimony

Budget Testimony/Econ Dev: NY Must Stop Wasting $4.5B/Year on Useless Corporate Subsidies Read more February 2025

Testimony

MTA’s Impressive New Trove of Congestion Pricing Open Data Boosts Public Transparency Read more