Mayor Bill de Blasio has a record of fighting for freedom of information. As Public Advocate, he introduced two bills to get city agencies to release more information to the public. Last April, he ...

Filing a request under the Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) or simply checking the status of a request, could get easier if a new bill being introduced this week to the New York City Council becomes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. May 3—As part of her September 2021 pledge to usher in a new era of greater transparency and accountability in New York state ...

You want information from your local or state government and you follow the steps for submitting a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request. Then you wait for a response as to the status of your ...

TROY, N.Y. — The Troy City Council held a law committee last week concerning Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) requests, with some council members asking questions about procedure and how some ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS — The trial of a city councilman who was ticketed for allegedly failing to comply with the state’s Freedom of Information Law pertaining to multiple records requests began Monday with ...