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

September 8, 2021 Rod Watson: ‘Open Government’ a Victim of More Than Just Pandemic Buffalo News
September 8, 2021 Hochul Promised a ‘New Era of Transparency.’ Here’s What That Would Really Take. City and State New York
September 8, 2021 Government Reform Groups Ask the Hochul Administration for the Transparency New Yorker’s Were Promised Finger Lakes
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From the Blog
Open Government, Freedom of Information

September 20, 2021 Memo from NY Executive Chamber to Agency Heads
September 15, 2021 MTA Should Be a Leader on Hybrid Public Meetings, Publish Open Data on Staff Vaccinations, and Expedite FOILs
September 7, 2021 Watchdogs to Hochul: Publish All COVID Data as Open Data
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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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