In the Green Room: Neb. State Treasurer Shane Osborn

Gerrit Lansing / June 11, 2009

In three short years as “Nebraska’s CFO,” Shane Osborn has revolutionized the way Nebraskans interact and keep tabs on their government. It’s called nebraskaspending.com and it cost only $38,000 to make:

I believe elected officials have a duty to show the public how their tax dollars are being spent right down to the last penny.

NebraskaSpending.com is a searchable, user-friendly public website that discloses how our State government receives and spends funds in a simple and straightforward manner.

Find out his plan for transparency at the federal level that will bring real stimulus to citizens in the form of $16.5 billion worth of unredeemed savings bonds.