New Jersey state lawmakers did an about-face on a controversial bill that critics said would have given government bureaucrats and politicians more power to block information from the public. Some Garden State Democrats had looked to fast-track the bill to change the state’s open records law but backed off on Thursday, pulling the proposal before a key committee could vote to advance it. The decision was hailed as a victory for open-government advocates who fought tooth and nail to kill it — even though it may not be gone for good. “Democracy only functions when the voice of the people...