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Bonus for these nuke lobbyists! NYSERDA's Future Energy Economy Summit has two big sessions for next gen nukes and zero, zed, nada for all other energy generation: hydro, solar, wind, wave, geothermal, cogen/CHP, heat pumps or even natural gas. Marie French blair horner

Thank you to the NYC Campaign Finance Board for publishing data related to enforcements and audits. We greatly appreciate the CFB’s ongoing commitment to transparency and their energetic work defending the integrity of the City’s public matching program. Our statement ⬇️ reinventalbany.org/2024/08/reinve…

This week in Subsidy Sheet: 🔍 ESD transparency 📝 Memo of opposition to ICAP 🧙‍♂️ OZs Read it: reinventalbany.org/2024/08/subsid…

"With the state Committee on Open Government acting more as a resource for citizens, it’s been up to the dwindling number of journalists; watchdog groups like Reinvent Albany, the Empire Center for Public Policy and the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG); and

"The groups, which include Reinvent Albany and Common Cause New York, said the legislation provides transparency to the state's portfolio of emergency and exempted contracts, and requires state agencies to include information regarding the justification for such contracts."

Today, we and nine other groups urged Governor Hochul to VETO an anti-transparency bill that passed the Legislature this year. Read the memo ⬇️ reinventalbany.org/wp-content/upl…

“It’s completely undemocratic, and it’s really one of the last great fortresses of political bosses and cronyism in New York State,” said our John Kaehny on the flawed process of party bosses choosing state judges on the ballot. buffalonews.com/news/local/gov…

Interesting release from New York Coalition For Open Government about the 50th anniversary of the Freedom of Information Law - including that opposition to increasing access to gov information is nothing new, highlighting why the work is never done to keep government accountable. mcusercontent.com/c0d1b1ab6430fb…

We released our memo of opposition to this bill yesterday, and it went to Governor Kathy Hochul today. We urge the Governor to VETO this bill.

ICYMI Reinvent Albany joined @EDF NRDC 🌎🏡 NYPIRG NYLCV Environmental Advocates NY Tri-State Transportation Campaign Partnership for New York City and other amici to support 🚇 Riders Alliance and City ClubNY lawsuits challenging Gov. Hochul's unlawful congestion pricing pause. Read the briefs here ⬇️ reinventalbany.org/2024/09/reinve…

Governor Hochul signed an anti-transparency bill that we and other watchdogs opposed. Statement forthcoming. nystateofpolitics.com/state-of-polit…

Ignoring the four FOIL bills supported by over 30 groups, the Legislature passed – and the Governor signed – a bill that will chill transparency in New York State. Our statement ⬇️ reinventalbany.org/2024/09/new-la…

There's still no plan to address pollution, $ for transit, and crippling gridlock in the central business district. Meanwhile, NYers are missing out cleaner air, better commutes, and millions of dollars for transit. Thanks for the numbers, Streetsblog New York.

"Critics argue the bill could overburden the already slow FOIL system and discourage transparency, particularly following the 2020 repeal of 50-a, which unsealed disciplinary records for public employees, notably law enforcement." fingerlakes1.com/2024/09/05/hoc…

As pointed out today by Reinvent Albany, NY-based green energy company Plug Power is hurting. That's the company that got $270M in tax breaks & cheap NYPA electricity to locate at STAMP in Genesee Co. Its stock has fallen below $2/share. Down 17% this week and 80% this year

"As Reinvent Albany – which led opposition to the bill – explained in a statement, “FOIL processes are grossly underfunded, understaffed, politicized, and overwhelmed by the volume of requests.” freedom.press/news/ny-law-wi…

Remains bizarre Governor Kathy Hochul "Energy Summit" only featured new nukes --- which take decades and $10s Billions public subsidies to come online --- nothing on promising tech like heat pumps, smart grid, large scale battery etc. Reeks of nuke lobbyists run amok in #Albany.