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Nebraska senators vote to boost state financial transparency

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska senators have backed an effort to place more agencies on the state's spending transparency website.

Lawmakers voted 33-0 Monday to advance a bill that would require independent agencies using state money or government-appointed boards to make their financial records public.

Those documents would join the records of all state agencies and the University of Nebraska on the state spending website.

The measure could affect as many as 24 agencies that are not currently a part of the state's main accounting system, such as such as the Nebraska State Fair Board, the Environmental Trust Board and the State Anatomical Board.

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