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Issue: Open Govt Freedom of Information

18 Groups Urge Legislature to Pass Priority FOIL Reform Bills for Sunshine Week

March 11, 2025

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

February 26, 2025

Watchdog Supports Bill Clarifying How Gov’t Records Are Redacted Before Disclosure

February 19, 2025

Groups Urge Legislature to Pass Four Common-Sense Repairs to New York’s Broken Freedom of Information Process

January 22, 2025

First Take on Gov. Hochul’s $252 Billion FY 2026 Budget

January 21, 2025

One in Nine Bills Introduced by NYS Legislature Becomes Law 

January 16, 2025

Some Good Ideas, but State of the State Disappoints on Transparency, Clean Gov’t

January 14, 2025

Testimony: Watchdog Supports Combo In-Person/Video Conferencing for NYS Legislators, Open Meetings Law Improvements

December 19, 2024

Fifteen Groups Urge Governor to Use Her Budget to Strengthen FOIL

December 18, 2024

20+ Groups Call on Prosecutors to Drop Case Against Indian Time Journalist

October 25, 2024

Groups Ask for NYS Cannabis Loan Transparency

October 24, 2024

New Law Sabotages Police Accountability Gains from Landmark Repeal of 50-a

September 5, 2024