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Great piece in THE CITY on "doing business" companies and individuals – which can't give more than $400 to a citywide candidate – donating unlimited amounts of money to independent expenditures buff.ly/kNZECMB

We strongly oppose S8063-A/A8676, yet another useless handout to corporations. Nearly every single study shows these tax credits do nothing to boost the economy, and are instead just free money for big business. We urge the Legislature to reject this bill.

Sharing CUNY Center for Urban Research Director John Mollenkopf’s new estimate of the party affiliation of New York City voters. Data shows NYC’s younger voters and men of all groups are most likely to be unaffiliated. Check out the data here: buff.ly/LB1eccf

Great op-ed by S.T.O.P.—Surveillance Technology Oversight Project's Alicia Abramson on a priority FOIL bill to reduce the time agencies can take in responding to records requests: "The FOIL Timeline Act would transform FOIL from a black hole into a meaningful tool for public accountability."

There are only a few days left in session – the NY Legislature must pass these key transparency and accountability bills. Our statement: buff.ly/ia0KkMN

NY Daily News nails it on the need for both houses to pass FOIL reformss: "But, as we all know, passage by only one chamber isn’t enough. Both partners are required for the reform dance and it’s too often the case that one side will duck out." nydailynews.com/2025/06/11/pub…

Editorial Boards to NY Senate: Pass the Transparency Bills! See our list of editorials from New York Daily News The Buffalo News Daily Gazette calling on the Legislature to pass bills to show they want a Freedom of Information Law that actually works buff.ly/KWx5atP

Our testimony to Mayoral Charter: New Data on Age, Race, Sex of NYC Unaffiliated Voters. Plus, our recs for four options to improve voter turnout and empower unaffiliated voters: buff.ly/I5dLWlB

A scathing new report from the NYU Furman Center shows that OZs mainly subsidize luxury housing, and do nothing for those in need. NY Assembly Majority must follow the Senate's lead and pass S3340 (Gianaris) / A3246 (Dinowitz). buff.ly/Ks8XcFs

Speaker @CarlHeastie and NY Assembly Majority: Please pass A3425-A/S2520-B, which just passed the Senate, to improve FOIL response times. The 2025 Assembly has led on FOIL, and we’re asking you to bring this crucial transparency bill across the finish line. buff.ly/Sh3XOuP

For today's City Council hearing on the Department of Investigation, we asked the Council to restore DOI's staffing and funding. We also support the Council's Charter Commission proposals to increase DOI independence. Read the full testimony here: buff.ly/O3M4hqr

This week in Subsidy Sheet: 🏙️📄 OZ report 🍕🦹‍♂️ Pizza thief 📦💰 Amazon handouts Read it: buff.ly/oAmXxaR

Cheers to the Assembly for notable work this session passing bills strengthening FOIL. We urge Speaker Heastie to keep up the momentum and join the Senate in passing six common-sense bills strengthening transparency and reducing corporate handouts. buff.ly/aiY1jNB

ICYMI - A3425 by Assemblymember Steven Raga would substantially improve FOIL response times, including for NYC agencies with FOIL requests as old as 9 (!) years. NYers shouldn't have to wait for years to obtain public records from state and local governments. Let's go, NY Assembly Majority!

"The FOIL Timeline Act establishes new strict deadlines for the amount of time government agencies can take to respond to most FOIL requests ... The Assembly should join the Senate in passing this vital piece of pro-citizen legislation before the Legislature adjourns this week.

We thank NY Assembly Majority for passing S2520-B (Skoufis) / A3425-A (Raga) – and for leading the way on FOIL in 2025 by passing 3 out of 4 priority bills. Our statement: buff.ly/RPWSwN7