Reports and Fact Sheets
Issue: Open Govt Freedom of Information

Reinvent Albany regularly writes and publishes on issues and legislation relevant to our core mission. Below is a complete list of our reports, policy briefs, and memos.

July 2014 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. Read more June 2014 Beyond Magic Markers Examining the costs of New York City's outdated FOIL response process, and the savings from Open FOIL systems. Read more April 2014 Opening New York State Open Data Legislation needs to be developed collaboratively between the governor and the legislature. Read more February 2014 NYS Open Data Roundtable A collection of open data resources, including the NYS Executive Order, the Open Data Handbook, etc (2014) Read more September 2012 A New Transparency Using the Explosion in Information Technology to open New York State Government to the public (2012) Read more February 2011 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) Read more