Secrecy is the enemy of a thriving democracy. Citizens Union pushes for laws and policies to ensure public access to information on the workings of government.
Memorandum of Support: S.3287 (Krueger)/A.1835 (Ortiz)
February 16, 2019 - An act to amend the legislative law, in relation to creation of the non-partisan legislative budget office
Spending in the Shadows FY2019
New Yorkers need a clear way to be informed of billions budgeted, without any public reporting from the New York State Assembly or State Senate, over the past five years.
Spending in the Shadows 2018
Spending in the Shadows Nonspecific Funding in the FY 2018 New York State Enacted Budget…
Archived Budget Reform Work
Despite some respectable reforms adopted in 2007, New York's budget process is still complicated, opaque…
