NY law will needlessly delay release of public records

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, above, ignored opposition from open-government and free speech organizations to sign an anti-transparency, anti-accountability bill into law yesterday.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed into law an anti-transparency and anti-accountability bill that will compound existing problems with New York’s Freedom of Information Law, further delaying the release of important public records.

By doing so...