S.T.O.P. Condemns Hochul Veto of Gov. Transparency Law

S.T.O.P. condemns Governor Hochul’s veto of the FOIL Timeline Act, a crucial bill for greater government transparency in New York State.

View this email in your browser For Immediate Release S.T.O.P. Condemns Hochul Veto of Gov. Transparency Law (New York, NY, 10/10/2025) – Today, the Surveillance Technology Oversight Project (S.T.O.P.), a New York-based privacy and civil rights group, condemns Governor Hochul’s veto of the FOIL Timeline Act, a crucial bill for greater government transparency in New York State. Passed by the New York State Legislature earlier this summer, the FOIL Timeline Act establishes deadlines for Freedom of Information Law responses by government agencies, which often evade accountability through endless FOIL processing delays. SEE: State of New York Executive Chamber – Veto #29 https://reinventalbany.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/VetoMemoDeadlinesBillS2520.pdf New York State Senate - Senate Bill S2520B https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S2520/amendment/B “Precisely when New Yorkers need government transparency more than ever, Governor Hochul has chosen to keep New Yorkers in the dark,” said Surveillance Technology Oversight Project Legal Director David Siffert. “With spiraling threats to Americans’ civil rights, journalists, activists, and all New Yorkers need timely access to public records. We deserve to know what our government is doing and how it’s spending our money, without all the bureaucratic excuses.” SEE: The New York Daily News - N.Y.’s broken system of government transparency https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/10/n-y-s-broken-system-of-government-transparency/ The New York Daily News - Public access to public records: Albany must reform the Freedom of Information Law https://www.nydailynews.com/2025/06/11/public-access-to-public-records/ The Surveillance Technology Oversight Project is a non-profit advocacy organization and legal services provider. S.T.O.P. litigates and advocates for privacy, fighting excessive local and state-level surveillance. Our work highlights the discriminatory impact of surveillance on Muslim Americans, immigrants, and communities of color.   -- END -- Copyright © 2025 Surveillance Technology Oversight Project, All rights reserved. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list.