Tag: New York State Committee on Open Government

The Government can't engage in a strictly open-business agenda during the Coronavirus pandemic without acting in lockstep with all Government Agencies. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is amongst them. U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Public Domain)

After New York City missed the Omicron outbreak, the Government’s lockstep acts to deny the public release of pandemic data become clear

The Government is making it difficult to collect, report, and disclose pandemic data as the Omicron variant spreads without control.

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Gov. Kathleen Hochul at an 7 Oct. 2021 legislative signing addressing drug-overdoses. Gov. Hochul says the right things about transparency, but it's still very hard work for the public to access public records from the Government. Gov. Kathleen Hochul's YouTube Channel/Fair Use

20 Agencies account for over 66 per cent. of FOIL Appeals, according to NYS Committee on Open Government report

Just 20 Government Agencies in New York State are responsible for over 66 per cent. of FOIL Appeals, Committee on Open Government data show.

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On 31 August, Gov. Kathleen Hochul called a special Legislative Session to address the eviction moratorium, a change to the open meetings law, and to further the legalisation of cannabis. The special session took place under "secrecy rules." Gov. Kathleen Hochul's YouTube Channel/Fair Use

With a promise of transparency as her “hallmark,” Gov. Hochul has far to go to ensure truly open Government in New York

Though Gov. Kathleen Hochul has promised to improve Government transparency, she ignores problems at the Committee on Open Government.

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