government transparency

Tech

5 ways big data can build better governments

Marie Cusick, WMHT

How big a deal is big data?It's pretty big. The question is how we should be handling all the massive amounts of information we’re collecting. The…

Letters of censure have been sent to 13 local agencies that failed to turn over public records.

Politics

Oversight agency censures 13 local public authorities

Marie Cusick, WMHT

Public authorities are set up to serve the public good in some way.But 13 local public authorities across New York have been censured by an oversight…

Governor Cuomo's new CitizenConnects website doesn't deliver on a number of promises.

Politics

Cuomo's transparency website fails to live up to promises

Marie Cusick, WMHT

Four months ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo launched a new website called CitizenConnects. He hailed the site as an "electronic town hall" that would give New…

Politics

More closed doors: Empire State Development debates transparency

Emma Jacobs

At yesterday's meeting of the Empire State Development Corporation board - the agency that helps fund economic development projects in New York - ESD…

Invitation only: the governor's regional councils' inaugural meetings will be closed the public.

Politics

Public not invited to initial regional council meetings

Marie Cusick, WMHT

New York’s new regional economic development councils are kicking off their first round of meetings this week - by kicking out the public.Each one of the…