Reports and Fact Sheets
Original research, policy briefs, and fact sheets
Serving Two Masters
The New York State legislature should start fighting corruption by capping outside income, as Congress did decades ago (2015)
Listening to FOIL
An examination of the FOIL logs of one state agency tells us what data sets are high-value and should be open data.
Beyond Magic Markers
Examining the costs of New York City's outdated FOIL response process, and the savings from Open FOIL systems.
Opening New York
State Open Data Legislation needs to be developed collaboratively between the governor and the legislature.
NYS Open Data Roundtable
A collection of open data resources, including the NYS Executive Order, the Open Data Handbook, etc (2014)
State Open Campaign System (SOCS)
May 28, 2013 presentation of online tools for fairer, cleaner, more transparent New York State election campaigns. Easier Compliance, better oversight.
by Reinvent Albany and technologists and election experts at the Open Campaign Working Group
A New Transparency
Using the Explosion in Information Technology to open New York State Government to the public (2012)
Executive Orders
Immediate Actions the Governor can take to make New York government more democratic, open and accountable (2010)
NYC Open Data Law
Considered the best open data law in the world, we urge the NYC Council and new administration to fully fund and support it (2013)