Reinvent Albany
@reinventalbany.bsky.social
Advocates for transparent, accountable, ethical New York government, voting, fair elections. (Best contacted via info at reinventalbany.org or DM)
Micron says Onondaga chip fab delayed to late 2030. They want $1.7b more state/local subsidies on top of current $21b taxpayer handouts. Read about it here:
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November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Micron says Onondaga chip fab delayed to late 2030. They want $1.7b more state/local subsidies on top of current $21b taxpayer handouts. Read about it here:
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Film/TV “tax credits” are taxpayer-funded giveaways. 38 states now pay producers to film locally—even though independent studies find NO economic benefit. Economist J.C. Bradbury thinks they're one of the biggest wastes of state tax money.
Plus, $2b in Micron tax breaks. buff.ly/DfJzI8x
Plus, $2b in Micron tax breaks. buff.ly/DfJzI8x
October 24, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Film/TV “tax credits” are taxpayer-funded giveaways. 38 states now pay producers to film locally—even though independent studies find NO economic benefit. Economist J.C. Bradbury thinks they're one of the biggest wastes of state tax money.
Plus, $2b in Micron tax breaks. buff.ly/DfJzI8x
Plus, $2b in Micron tax breaks. buff.ly/DfJzI8x
Our new report with students in the State Policy Advocacy Clinic, Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell shows how IDA housing tax breaks are constitutionally questionable with little oversight—diverting revenue from schools and local services.
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October 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Our new report with students in the State Policy Advocacy Clinic, Brooks School of Public Policy at Cornell shows how IDA housing tax breaks are constitutionally questionable with little oversight—diverting revenue from schools and local services.
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🚨Transparency Boosting Bill on Hochul's Desk🚨
S2520-B/A3425-A by @jamesskoufis.bsky.social and Steven Raga is the most significant improvement to the Freedom of Information Law in years & would shorten the time the public waits for records. Governor Hochul should sign it.
S2520-B/A3425-A by @jamesskoufis.bsky.social and Steven Raga is the most significant improvement to the Freedom of Information Law in years & would shorten the time the public waits for records. Governor Hochul should sign it.
October 9, 2025 at 9:06 PM
🚨Transparency Boosting Bill on Hochul's Desk🚨
S2520-B/A3425-A by @jamesskoufis.bsky.social and Steven Raga is the most significant improvement to the Freedom of Information Law in years & would shorten the time the public waits for records. Governor Hochul should sign it.
S2520-B/A3425-A by @jamesskoufis.bsky.social and Steven Raga is the most significant improvement to the Freedom of Information Law in years & would shorten the time the public waits for records. Governor Hochul should sign it.
Hidden in plain sight: a little-known US Dept of Energy tool shows data center electricity demands across the US. Here’s the stats for NY’s top 5 counties — crucial for understanding the state’s data center boom.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Hidden in plain sight: a little-known US Dept of Energy tool shows data center electricity demands across the US. Here’s the stats for NY’s top 5 counties — crucial for understanding the state’s data center boom.
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The Sabres will stay put at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center through 2031, while waiting for NY taxpayers to forget they recently gave the Pegulas — who also own the Buffalo Bills — $1 billion for a new NFL stadium.
Check out Subsidy Sheet: buff.ly/BMfsqFr
Check out Subsidy Sheet: buff.ly/BMfsqFr
October 3, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The Sabres will stay put at Buffalo’s KeyBank Center through 2031, while waiting for NY taxpayers to forget they recently gave the Pegulas — who also own the Buffalo Bills — $1 billion for a new NFL stadium.
Check out Subsidy Sheet: buff.ly/BMfsqFr
Check out Subsidy Sheet: buff.ly/BMfsqFr
NEW Report: States that voted for Trump got billions from MTA Spending
Companies in red states by U.S. Senate seats received more than $3.5 billion in MTA payments over 14 years. States that voted for Trump in 2024 received nearly $7 billion from the MTA over this period.
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Companies in red states by U.S. Senate seats received more than $3.5 billion in MTA payments over 14 years. States that voted for Trump in 2024 received nearly $7 billion from the MTA over this period.
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October 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
NEW Report: States that voted for Trump got billions from MTA Spending
Companies in red states by U.S. Senate seats received more than $3.5 billion in MTA payments over 14 years. States that voted for Trump in 2024 received nearly $7 billion from the MTA over this period.
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Companies in red states by U.S. Senate seats received more than $3.5 billion in MTA payments over 14 years. States that voted for Trump in 2024 received nearly $7 billion from the MTA over this period.
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ICYMI: our Legislative Director, Tom Speaker, penned an important op-ed calling on the City Council to use the time it has left this session to overhaul the city's Freedom of Information Law.
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September 29, 2025 at 1:42 PM
ICYMI: our Legislative Director, Tom Speaker, penned an important op-ed calling on the City Council to use the time it has left this session to overhaul the city's Freedom of Information Law.
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18 Groups and Unions to Gov Hochul: Sign Bill Defending NY’s Landmark LLC Transparency Act (LLCTA) from Trump Administration. It protects NY’s LLCTA from being undermined by the weakening of the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
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September 15, 2025 at 5:00 PM
18 Groups and Unions to Gov Hochul: Sign Bill Defending NY’s Landmark LLC Transparency Act (LLCTA) from Trump Administration. It protects NY’s LLCTA from being undermined by the weakening of the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)
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State and local officials in AZ and MI have proposed bills to reduce the epidemic of NDAs keeping residents from knowing how their tax money is being spent. NY should pass similar legislation to rein in billions in secretive deals paid by taxpayers.
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Read it here: buff.ly/iaQROnk
September 12, 2025 at 4:00 PM
State and local officials in AZ and MI have proposed bills to reduce the epidemic of NDAs keeping residents from knowing how their tax money is being spent. NY should pass similar legislation to rein in billions in secretive deals paid by taxpayers.
Read it here: buff.ly/iaQROnk
Read it here: buff.ly/iaQROnk
Our groups @citizensunionny.bsky.social @commoncauseny.bsky.social @freedom.press @legalaidnyc.bsky.social @lwvnyc.bsky.social @nyclu.org @nypirg.bsky.social @stopspyingny.bsky.social urge City Council to pass @galeabrewer.bsky.social landmark NYC FOIL bill
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September 11, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Our groups @citizensunionny.bsky.social @commoncauseny.bsky.social @freedom.press @legalaidnyc.bsky.social @lwvnyc.bsky.social @nyclu.org @nypirg.bsky.social @stopspyingny.bsky.social urge City Council to pass @galeabrewer.bsky.social landmark NYC FOIL bill
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Check out our new report with @goodjobsfirst.org: New York IDAs’ Reckless Assault on Public School Funding
More harm to NY schools from industrial development agencies’ property tax breaks multiplied by flawed tax cap law
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More harm to NY schools from industrial development agencies’ property tax breaks multiplied by flawed tax cap law
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September 9, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Check out our new report with @goodjobsfirst.org: New York IDAs’ Reckless Assault on Public School Funding
More harm to NY schools from industrial development agencies’ property tax breaks multiplied by flawed tax cap law
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More harm to NY schools from industrial development agencies’ property tax breaks multiplied by flawed tax cap law
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Top National Expert on NY’s $11B in Corporate Subsidies: "Forget the Mega-Deals." Greg LeRoy of @goodjobsfirst.org says to focus on spending taxpayer 💰 only on things that provide a bigger public bang for the buck
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Check it out: buff.ly/wzZoQa6
September 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Top National Expert on NY’s $11B in Corporate Subsidies: "Forget the Mega-Deals." Greg LeRoy of @goodjobsfirst.org says to focus on spending taxpayer 💰 only on things that provide a bigger public bang for the buck
Check it out: buff.ly/wzZoQa6
Check it out: buff.ly/wzZoQa6
🔌 This week in Subsidy Sheet: Gov. Hochul is scaling back programs that help working class New Yorkers reduce electricity use, while increasing state-subsidized power to big data
Read it here ⤵️
Read it here ⤵️
August 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
🔌 This week in Subsidy Sheet: Gov. Hochul is scaling back programs that help working class New Yorkers reduce electricity use, while increasing state-subsidized power to big data
Read it here ⤵️
Read it here ⤵️
We reissued this memo of support for the FOIL Timing bill, the most significant improvement to FOIL passed by the Legislature in years. It reduces the time the public must wait to appeal FOIL delays and denials.
@commoncauseny.bsky.social @nypirg.bsky.social @freedom.press @lwvny.bsky.social
@commoncauseny.bsky.social @nypirg.bsky.social @freedom.press @lwvny.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
We reissued this memo of support for the FOIL Timing bill, the most significant improvement to FOIL passed by the Legislature in years. It reduces the time the public must wait to appeal FOIL delays and denials.
@commoncauseny.bsky.social @nypirg.bsky.social @freedom.press @lwvny.bsky.social
@commoncauseny.bsky.social @nypirg.bsky.social @freedom.press @lwvny.bsky.social
Opportunity Zones were supposed to help rural areas, but research shows investors chase urban luxury housing instead. Because NYS hasn't decoupled from OZs, only a few years remain before we start paying for luxury housing out of state.
Read about it in this week's Subsidy Sheet: buff.ly/W5aRGcY
Read about it in this week's Subsidy Sheet: buff.ly/W5aRGcY
August 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Opportunity Zones were supposed to help rural areas, but research shows investors chase urban luxury housing instead. Because NYS hasn't decoupled from OZs, only a few years remain before we start paying for luxury housing out of state.
Read about it in this week's Subsidy Sheet: buff.ly/W5aRGcY
Read about it in this week's Subsidy Sheet: buff.ly/W5aRGcY
This week in Subsidy Sheet: Micron may get billions in NY and federal subsidies for a chip plant that hasn't been built yet. Meanwhile, per the @nycibo.bsky.social, NYC lost $2.4b to ICAP, a tax break that also likely worsens the housing crisis.
Read about it here: buff.ly/v6zW0I0
Read about it here: buff.ly/v6zW0I0
August 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This week in Subsidy Sheet: Micron may get billions in NY and federal subsidies for a chip plant that hasn't been built yet. Meanwhile, per the @nycibo.bsky.social, NYC lost $2.4b to ICAP, a tax break that also likely worsens the housing crisis.
Read about it here: buff.ly/v6zW0I0
Read about it here: buff.ly/v6zW0I0
Gov. is backing away from clean energy targets and slashing programs to help NYers save on electric bills. Cheap power aplenty for data centers and chip plants!
And:
🎬 Film Subsidies 2025: First One to the Bottom Wins!
🎭 Broadway’s $400M tax credit fund is tapped out
Read it: buff.ly/qxJ9Zkt
And:
🎬 Film Subsidies 2025: First One to the Bottom Wins!
🎭 Broadway’s $400M tax credit fund is tapped out
Read it: buff.ly/qxJ9Zkt
July 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Gov. is backing away from clean energy targets and slashing programs to help NYers save on electric bills. Cheap power aplenty for data centers and chip plants!
And:
🎬 Film Subsidies 2025: First One to the Bottom Wins!
🎭 Broadway’s $400M tax credit fund is tapped out
Read it: buff.ly/qxJ9Zkt
And:
🎬 Film Subsidies 2025: First One to the Bottom Wins!
🎭 Broadway’s $400M tax credit fund is tapped out
Read it: buff.ly/qxJ9Zkt
New analysis: Shrinking NYC Anti-Corruption Agencies Need Independent Budgeting
FY26 Budget Again Provides No Inflation Increase, Risking Future Staffing Cuts
Council Charter Commission must ask voters to approve independent budgeting for DOI, COIB.
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FY26 Budget Again Provides No Inflation Increase, Risking Future Staffing Cuts
Council Charter Commission must ask voters to approve independent budgeting for DOI, COIB.
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July 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New analysis: Shrinking NYC Anti-Corruption Agencies Need Independent Budgeting
FY26 Budget Again Provides No Inflation Increase, Risking Future Staffing Cuts
Council Charter Commission must ask voters to approve independent budgeting for DOI, COIB.
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FY26 Budget Again Provides No Inflation Increase, Risking Future Staffing Cuts
Council Charter Commission must ask voters to approve independent budgeting for DOI, COIB.
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We and three groups asked the Governor to clarify changes made to public campaign finance in the budget.
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Read it:
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July 16, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We and three groups asked the Governor to clarify changes made to public campaign finance in the budget.
Read it:
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Read it:
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Trump's budget bill is packed with giveaways:
🤑 84% of OZ funds went to top 10% of projects
✂️Medicaid cuts threaten NY’s budget
❌ $30M Syracuse grant canceled
🛩️ Massive subsidies for private jet owners
And (sadly) more. Read about it here: buff.ly/04PliJR
🤑 84% of OZ funds went to top 10% of projects
✂️Medicaid cuts threaten NY’s budget
❌ $30M Syracuse grant canceled
🛩️ Massive subsidies for private jet owners
And (sadly) more. Read about it here: buff.ly/04PliJR
July 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Trump's budget bill is packed with giveaways:
🤑 84% of OZ funds went to top 10% of projects
✂️Medicaid cuts threaten NY’s budget
❌ $30M Syracuse grant canceled
🛩️ Massive subsidies for private jet owners
And (sadly) more. Read about it here: buff.ly/04PliJR
🤑 84% of OZ funds went to top 10% of projects
✂️Medicaid cuts threaten NY’s budget
❌ $30M Syracuse grant canceled
🛩️ Massive subsidies for private jet owners
And (sadly) more. Read about it here: buff.ly/04PliJR
Trump's Opportunity Zone tax break is now permanent. The Governor and Assembly can follow the State Senate's lead and end NY's OZ tax break, or subsidize out-of-state luxury housing – forever.
Our statement:
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Our statement:
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July 10, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Trump's Opportunity Zone tax break is now permanent. The Governor and Assembly can follow the State Senate's lead and end NY's OZ tax break, or subsidize out-of-state luxury housing – forever.
Our statement:
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Our statement:
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This week in Subsidy Sheet:
🔢 NJ city data shows subsidies aren't helping locals
🟥 Red ink likely for proposed Niagara stadium
🤯 Nukes
Read it:
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🔢 NJ city data shows subsidies aren't helping locals
🟥 Red ink likely for proposed Niagara stadium
🤯 Nukes
Read it:
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July 3, 2025 at 5:58 PM
This week in Subsidy Sheet:
🔢 NJ city data shows subsidies aren't helping locals
🟥 Red ink likely for proposed Niagara stadium
🤯 Nukes
Read it:
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🔢 NJ city data shows subsidies aren't helping locals
🟥 Red ink likely for proposed Niagara stadium
🤯 Nukes
Read it:
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This week in Subsidy Sheet:
🏢 Albany County seeks $54m expansion of already-heavily-subsidized convention center
☢️ How much will new upstate nuke plant add to NYS’s $7b subsidy for its old ones?
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🏢 Albany County seeks $54m expansion of already-heavily-subsidized convention center
☢️ How much will new upstate nuke plant add to NYS’s $7b subsidy for its old ones?
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June 27, 2025 at 4:08 PM
This week in Subsidy Sheet:
🏢 Albany County seeks $54m expansion of already-heavily-subsidized convention center
☢️ How much will new upstate nuke plant add to NYS’s $7b subsidy for its old ones?
Check it out: buff.ly/tGlPJqH
🏢 Albany County seeks $54m expansion of already-heavily-subsidized convention center
☢️ How much will new upstate nuke plant add to NYS’s $7b subsidy for its old ones?
Check it out: buff.ly/tGlPJqH
This week in Subsidy Sheet:
🤑 Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" looks to overhaul Opportunity Zones, still looks to be more of the same money transfer to the rich
🛣️ Road upgrades to help Micron's development estimated to cost $375 million
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🤑 Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" looks to overhaul Opportunity Zones, still looks to be more of the same money transfer to the rich
🛣️ Road upgrades to help Micron's development estimated to cost $375 million
Read it:
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June 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
This week in Subsidy Sheet:
🤑 Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" looks to overhaul Opportunity Zones, still looks to be more of the same money transfer to the rich
🛣️ Road upgrades to help Micron's development estimated to cost $375 million
Read it:
buff.ly/wypf9CW
🤑 Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" looks to overhaul Opportunity Zones, still looks to be more of the same money transfer to the rich
🛣️ Road upgrades to help Micron's development estimated to cost $375 million
Read it:
buff.ly/wypf9CW