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Reports, victories, setbacks, and plain talk about open government in New York.

New York State Capitol in Albany
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October 22, 2026

New York’s open government committee couldn’t be bothered to show up
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Joshua Levin, Student Press Law Center
October 21, 2026

Stonewalling a records request works, and a student shows how
Title slide: The rulebook for destroying public records. Why records retention schedules matter for open government, and how journalists use them.
October 20, 2026

Watch: what retention schedules are and why reporters should care
Assemblywoman Amy Paulin and Sen. James Skoufis, via Talk of the Sound
October 20, 2026

A bill to put local development corporations under FOIL
Christopher Broich, who won a FOIL lawsuit against Southampton Village. Photo: Dan Stark, The Southampton Press
October 7, 2026

Southampton Village loses a FOIL lawsuit to a self-represented resident
Reinvent Albany graphic: 37 agencies provided a FOIL log, 34 have not
September 29, 2026

Only two of 72 state agencies produced a solid FOIL log
Exterior signage of the Sullivan County Adult Care Center in Liberty
September 25, 2026

A judge halts a care center closure voted in executive session
New York State Capitol
September 22, 2026

Reinvent Albany asks the Council to put Signal messages on the record
Seal of the Town of Berne, Albany County, New York
September 14, 2026

A town said its records weren’t covered by FOIL. One email fixed that.
NYPD parking placard on a car dashboard
September 14, 2026

NYPD says it can’t find the records it also says are exempt
Sign reading No audio or video recording without express permission on a door in Leeds, Alabama
September 10, 2026

Alabama’s no-recording sign met its open meetings law
Niskayuna Town Hall
September 8, 2026

Niskayuna meeting livestreams end, and the Gazette objects
Pencil sketch of a padlock being opened by a key, surrounded by hexadecimal code
September 7, 2026

You won the records request. Now the video won’t open.