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Watchdog Report: States that Voted for Trump Get Billions from MTA Spending - Reinvent Albany

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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 4d

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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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 4d

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.

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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 5d

ICYMI: Our new report shows that Investing in the MTA is Investing in America

Federal cuts to New York's transit system, which carries 40% of national ridership, not only hurts NY, but all the companies that supply the MTA from a total of 47 states.

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New York’s MTA Paid Companies in Other States $19B Over 14 Years, Supporting up to 247,000 Jobs in Blue, Red, and Purple States Alike Introduction: Analysis of MTA Spending on Vendors 2011-2024 The ...

Watchdog Report: States that Voted for Trump Get Billions from MTA Spending - Reinvent Albany

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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 6d

Fixed on the web. Was just the image that was incorrect, not the analysis. reinventalbany.org/2025/10/watc...

New York’s MTA Paid Companies in Other States $19B Over 14 Years, Supporting up to 247,000 Jobs in Blue, Red, and Purple States Alike Introduction: Analysis of MTA Spending on Vendors 2011-2024 The ...

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Jon Orcutt @jonorcutt.bsky.social · 6d

Trump admin attempts to cut transit funding for NY hurt biz in ”red” states as well

Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 6d

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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City Nolan @ndhapple.bsky.social · 6d

You see this particularly in the crime discussion nationally, but folks outside of New York City (and often times in New York City) do not grasp the scale and scope of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 6d

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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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 6d

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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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 9d

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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Good gov't groups: Lobbyists must be mandated to report campaign contributions

Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 12d

"It would be a good election year strategy for [Hochul], from our perspective, to promote some reform and show that she is willing to change the culture and the laws in Albany to make it a more ethical place," our @rachaelfauss.bsky.social
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The state ethics commission held its third annual public hearing Thursday.

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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 13d

Stronger Ethics Commission and Laws, Stronger Public Trust. Our testimony for COELIG's annual hearing today lays out Reinvent Albany's top 5 proposals for COELIG to support, along with our comments on dozens of their other proposals (plus a nifty chart!). Read it here:

Speaker Adams’ 11th hour rules: City Council rules should not be changed in waning days

Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 16d

"The speaker should not sully further the past four years by jamming through some changes...What this Council and this speaker can, and should, do is pass a worthy transparency improvement to how the city handles Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests for public records."

The City Council Rules Committee is set to have a hearing this morning on what they are calling “the most comprehensive revision of the Rules of the Council since 2014.” With only 100 d…

Subsidy Sheet: ESD Hints at Expanded Broadway Subsidies With Deadline Extension - Reinvent Albany

Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 18d

The Broadway tax credit was meant as COVID relief. Now it’s a $3M-per-show subsidy draining state funds—even while Broadway thrives. ESD's deadline extension hints more giveaways may come.

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Tax credit to reimburse theaters for production costs was set to run out, state now seeks additional applicants amid heavy lobbyist pressure

Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 21d

Watchdog to NYC Conflicts of Interest Board: Yes to Stronger Travel Disclosures🛫 , No to Weakening Fundraising Transparency💰

Read our public comments here:

Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 22d

We're proudly joined by @1199seiu.org @afscme.bsky.social @beta.nyc @citizenactionny.org @citizensunionny.bsky.social @commoncauseny.bsky.social @cssnyorg.bsky.social @housingworksnyc.bsky.social @lwvny.bsky.social @nychange.bsky.social @nypirg.bsky.social @westforchange.bsky.social

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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 22d

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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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 25d

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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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 26d

This much-needed bill will let the public see how many FOIL requests city agencies receive and how long it’s taking them to respond

Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 26d

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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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · 29d

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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Citizens Union @citizensunionny.bsky.social · Sep 8

NEW: We joined @reinventalbany.bsky.social any & ABNY, urging BOE NYC to approve certified ballot questions. Election commissioners lack authority to reject them based on their substance—doing so would set a dangerous precedent, disrupt elections, and harm voters citizensunion.org/wp-content/u...

NYS Taxpayers on Pace to Shell Out Nearly a Billion to Hollywood Producers in 2025 - Reinvent Albany

Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · Sep 8

With Historically Devastating Federal Cuts Looming, NY Taxpayers on Pace to Shell Out Nearly a Billion to Hollywood Producers in 2025

New data reveals Q1 2025 payout of $230M; $65K in subsidies per full-time film/TV job

Our analysis:

With Historically Devastating Federal Cuts Looming, NY State Taxpayers on Pace to Shell Out Nearly a Billion to Hollywood Producers in 2025New ESD data reveals Q1 2025 payout of $230 million, $65,000…

Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · Sep 5

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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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · Aug 29

🔌 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

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Reinvent Albany @reinventalbany.bsky.social · Aug 28

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.
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