Legislation Would Open Up Delaware State Schools

Legislation has been introduced in Delaware to open up that state's two public universities to public-records requests, The News Journal's Jon Offredo reports. A similar effort was made last year, but the bill was narrowed to only require the universities to supply documents related to contracts funded with taxpayer dollars. Delaware and Pennsylvania are the only states that exempt public universities from open records laws.

The prognosis for the legislation may not be strong. Sponsor Rep. John Kowalko, however, was removed from the House Education Committee and stripped from his chairmanship of the House Energy Committee after criticizing the governor's education policies, Offredo reports.