State Fair approves 2021 budget after contentious meeting
A months-long feud between State Fair board members came to a head Friday during the group's monthly meeting. Board members voted to approve what was described as a "conservative" budget for 2021, but not before board Chairwoman Beth Smith of Lincoln and board member Jeremy Jensen argued about whether the budget process had been transparent enough. Jensen, a former Grand Island mayor who was appointed in 2019 as the city's representative on the board, said he felt the proposed budget should have been discussed more extensively in a public session before being voted on. Jensen contended that h...
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