NY FOI Ombudsmen: State Must Disclose Records Created in Ordinary Course of Business, Even if Relevant to Investigation
The NYS Committee on Open Government has formally reaffirmed that public records compiled in the normal course of government activity have to be disclosed under the Freedom of Information Law, even if those records are later the subjects of an ongoing criminal investigation. The Albany Times Union requested an advisory opinion after the state’s Homes and Community Renewal agency […]