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

Westchester County Legislator James Nolan, R-Yonkers
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November 13, 2026

Westchester’s one-party board and its closed-door caucus

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July 17, 2026

An Otsego County editorial board wants livestreaming required

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July 9, 2026

Cornell clinic sues over the release of Hochul’s schedules

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July 3, 2026

What it costs to prove an Open Meetings Law violation

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July 1, 2026

California just raised the bar on remote meeting access

elmira-foil-requester-names-resolution
June 30, 2026

Elmira floated posting the names of FOIL requesters

riverhead-foil-hearing-officer-findings
June 25, 2026

A FOIL request produced what Riverhead did not read out loud

pat-burke-open-appointments-act
June 18, 2026

A bill to fill empty elected seats in the open

reinvent-albany-foil-logs
June 17, 2026

A FOIL request about FOIL requests

batavia-council-executive-sessions
June 10, 2026

Asked about executive sessions, Batavia went into one

reinvent-albany-2026-session-bills-table
June 9, 2026

A thin year in Albany for transparency bills

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June 8, 2026

Only a sliver of criminal court decisions are ever published

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June 2, 2026

Scriba’s rule on where you may film a public meeting