Reinvent Albany advocates for more open New York State and NYC Government and a stronger Freedom of Information Law.
We are winning more open government, stronger Freedom of Information Law, open data, online fiscal and spending transparency, open meetings, more robust ethics and lobbying disclosure and rules. We helped write the first open data law in the world! Since winning the NYC Open Data Law in 2012, we’ve pushed NYC and NY State to create top notch open data initiatives.

To see our positions on bills that fall under this issue area, please see our chart of Reinvent Albany State Bill Memos.

In the News
Open Government, Freedom of Information

January 11, 2022 Calls for Record Preservation Grow as Government Meetings Go Online NY State Senate
December 26, 2021 New York Department of Labor Sued Over Failure to Release Unemployment Insurance Information Gotham Gazette
November 18, 2021 Gov. Hochul’s Penn Station Revamp Being Planned in Secrecy, Watchdogs Say New York Post
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From the Blog
Open Government, Freedom of Information

January 20, 2022 ESD Must Come Clean on Potentially Huge Vornado Subsidies and Penn Station Financing, Risks to Taxpayers
January 10, 2022 Support for Bill Requiring Public Bodies to Post Video Recordings of Open Meetings
December 20, 2021 Groups Urge Gov. Hochul to Sign Bill Improving FOIL Administration
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Reports and Policy Briefs
Open Government, Freedom of Information

January 2021 Legislative FOIL: A Tale of Two Houses
September 2019 Analysis Shows Huge Challenge for MTA to Spend $55B 2020-24 Capital Plan
April 2019 Steps Forward for MTA FOIL and Open Data
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