Thank you, Congressman @nadler.house.gov, for calling for an open and accountable Penn Station redevelopment. New Yorkers deserve a renovation that is transparent and in the public interest

Reinvent Albany, @citizensunionny.bsky.social @nypirg.bsky.social, and other Watchdog Groups Ask Charter Commission to Give DOI, COIB Independent Budgeting. Read our group letter here: reinventalbany.org/2026/07/watc...

Our @rachaelfauss.bsky.social on how "automatic inflation-adjusted salary increases could deter future mayors from calling the commission, diminishing transparency... 'The provision would effectively eliminate all public input... if a Quadrennial Advisory Commission is not formed.'" bit.ly/3QXZCFU

Our @realtomspeaker.bsky.social on police transparency reform: "This is the thing about the bill: it turns police officers into a special class of citizens... we don't see why other public servants can have their records made public whereas police officers can't." www.lohud.com/videos/news/...

Read our Testimony to the New York City Council Committee on Governmental Operations, State & Federal Legislation buff.ly/Cy2WrF5

Our Alex Camarda in @nysfocus.com, “Are they setting it up so that one vendor gets chosen and not another — or is it truly on the merits, and they’re just trying to speed up the work because it’s important to the state?”

Reinvent Albany Publishes FOILed NY Senate Confirmation Votes: reinventalbany.org/2026/07/rein...

Our Alex Camarda in @cityandstateny.bsky.social: "The public matching funds allowed challengers to get their voice out, to convey their message, and run a competitive race... It's healthy for democracy that the comptroller faced spirited competition from not one candidate but two."

We know how hard it is to keep all these trains of thought on the right track, but that’s why we have The Explainer to stoke the engine, starting with your most basic questions.

NYC Conflicts of Interest Board Should Ban Third-Party Travel Gifts; Electeds Report $215K+ in Travel Payments. Read our full testimony here:

Reinvent Albany Testimony on NYC Council Bills Regulating AI and Prediction Markets: reinventalbany.org/2026/06/rein...

We worked with Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic to assess how 72 executive agencies are handling FOIL requests and using GovQA. As this editorial notes: "The state is not living up to its responsibility to be as transparent as it should be." buff.ly/J98cuxN

Our Senior Policy Fellow, Ron Deutsch, on why IDAs need to take a closer look at the companies receiving tax abatements. “They need to go back and make sure these companies are, in fact, creating the number of jobs they say they’re creating..." buff.ly/m0YFW4j

We joined Cornell Law School First Amendment Clinic to ask Gov. Hochul to Ensure Release of NYS Agency FOIL Logs. Read our full letter here: reinventalbany.org/2026/06/grou...

NYC's Frontline Ethics Agencies Must be Funded, read our full testimony to NYC Council here:

10 Groups Support Funding for NYC OpenRecords Transparency Improvements, read our joint testimony to NYC Council here:

Strengthening Oversight Agencies like DOI and COIB Boosts Fair, Effective Government and Increases Bang for Taxpayer Buck. Read our full testimony to the NYC Commission on Government Efficiency here:

Dismal NY Legislative Session Caps Season of Stagnation for Democracy, Transparency, Accountability, Subsidy Reform. Read our end-of-session statement on the 2026 NYS legislative session: buff.ly/dW6tCof

Dismal NY Legislative Session Caps Season of Stagnation for Democracy, Transparency, Accountability, Subsidy Reform. Read our end-of-session statement on the 2026 NYS legislative session: buff.ly/dW6tCof

Read our statement on the conclusion of the 2026 New York State Legislative Session, including progress on transparency, accountability, and corporate subsidy reform bills:

"Reinvent Albany did a comprehensive study, published last December, of the lack of any information regarding state Senate confirmations. The good government group found California, Illinois and Pennsylvania have their Senate confirmation votes online."

Our Alex Camarda suggested "the city should find a different company to work with 'at least in the short term' given BHRAGS 'lacked the internal controls to prevent their leadership from engaging in alleged corruption.'”

"It's unfortunate that the legislative leaders have either snuck this in or agreed to it because it's self-serving and goes beyond what they said the intent of this was... We live in a one-party state." -our @rachaelfauss.bsky.social on the "11th-Hour Redistricting Surprise" buff.ly/YucpDjC

"The mandate, if established, would require publishing written and oral decisions on suppression of evidence in criminal cases." Reinvent Albany and Scrutinize called the bill "a necessary first step toward greater transparency in New York’s criminal courts." buff.ly/W6WutlL

Support for Five Bills, Opposition to Two buff.ly/dJZaARa

"The proposal from New York’s Democratic leaders is not just a response to GOP congressional gerrymandering in other states – it is a cynical power grab by state leaders to exploit a hyper-partisan political environment to forever gerrymander their own lines." buff.ly/niCkFwH

NY Takes First Step Toward Opening Hidden Criminal Court Decisions. See our statement with Scrutinize:

"Reinvent Albany is opposing the legislation, asserting it 'ignores the reality of investigations into public officials' and 'creates a special exemption for a specific class of public employee.'" buff.ly/fiEPpkl

NY Exploits National Partisanship to Restore State Legislative Gerrymandering. We opposed the proposed amendment last year to allow mid-cycle redistricting. We are now confronted with something far worse than expected. See our full statement: buff.ly/4J6yHhA

Support for Nine Bills Strengthening NYS Government buff.ly/LtzLQMj

25+ Labor, Good Government, Faith, and Community Groups Urge Support for Reforming IDAs Before End of Session. See our statement here: buff.ly/Uui7awv

10 Groups Oppose Bill Providing FOIL Carve-Out for Police @citizensunionny.bsky.social @freedom.press @lwvnys.bsky.social @legalaidnyc.bsky.social @nyclu.org @stopspyingny.bsky.social buff.ly/HixfbhM

Our @rachaelfauss.bsky.social raises transparency questions about how Amtrak plans to finance the Penn Station overhaul www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/n...

Support for Five Bills Strengthening NYS Government buff.ly/o4lWYil

Reinvent Albany Welcomes Mayor Mamdani Forming a Charter Revision Commission. See our full statement here: buff.ly/cqxhRLt

The Forever Budget Disempowers New Yorkers and their Representatives. Read our statement on the FY27 budget here: buff.ly/3AKDqSL

Groups (@freedom.press, @legalaidnyc.bsky.social, @mediaanddemocracy.bsky.social, @nyclu.org, NYCOG, @nypirg.bsky.social, @reclaimtherecords.org & @stopspyingny.bsky.social) Urge Legislature to Pass Key FOIL Bills in Final Weeks of Session. See our full statement here: bit.ly/4e7NM4B

Reinvent Albany thanks Senator @jamesskoufis.bsky.social & Leaders for Extending Monitor of Orange County IDA in Budget. See our full statement here: buff.ly/KHt0WHv

“The hope is that they help champion a culture of more and smaller contributions rather than depending on a few very big special interest donors,” our John Kaehny said on the public match program. “For us, it’s a positive to see those matching funds go to even incumbents.” bit.ly/43nrV2S

Support for 13 Bills Strengthening NYS Government buff.ly/ldtN5E6

More Pay for NYC Officials Should Come with More Accountability. See our testimony to the NYC Quadrennial Advisory Commission here:

Our @rachaelfauss.bsky.social is rightfully critical of Amtrak's lack of transparency with the Penn Station proposals, "There should be nothing to hide..." @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/n...

Our @rachaelfauss.bsky.social in @publicnewsservice.bsky.social highlighting our recent analysis on lawmakers adapting to a longer budget process buff.ly/ekBQX4e

@nytimes.com examines the broader implications of the LIRR strike deal for future MTA labor negotiations. Reinvent Albany highlights the political dynamics surrounding the dispute: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/n...

Our John Kaehny’s thoughts on NY’s late budget on Capital Tonight with @sarbetter.bsky.social: “Let’s pass the dollars and cents part of the budget and make the big policy decisions in the legislative session.”

Despite a very late state budget, the Legislature is passing bills at a normal clip. See our full analysis here: buff.ly/X3GCShS

Read our Memo of Support for a bill that bans data center subsidies:

Support for Three Bills Strengthening NYS Government with Opposition to One buff.ly/w5XUa3H

Thanks to our IDA Roundtable speakers from @nysut.bsky.social, NYS School Boards Association, @nyscomptroller.bsky.social, the Authorities Budget Office, and NYS Council of Churches for breaking down how IDAs impact schools, communities & public revenues

Thank you NYSITS for continuing to post your quarterly data reports! The April 2026 report includes new datasets from DOB, DOH, NYSERDA, and more!