https://matthew-bovee.com/tags/county-spending/Recent content in County Spending on Matthew Bovee | Investigative ReporterHugoen-usWed, 21 Oct 2026 09:10:00 -0500https://matthew-bovee.com/blog/matthew-bovee-nebraska-county-government-spending/Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:10:00 -0500https://matthew-bovee.com/blog/matthew-bovee-nebraska-county-government-spending/<p><img src="https://matthew-bovee.com/images/matthew-bovee-nebraska-county-government-spending.jpg" alt="Matthew Bovee investigating Nebraska county government spending by reviewing county budget documents and vendor contracts"></p> <p>Nebraska has 93 counties, and each one operates a budget that is funded by property taxes paid by people who can least afford to audit it. For most residents, county spending is the most opaque layer of government they encounter — the county board meets for ninety minutes on a Tuesday, the agenda is posted the day before, and if you want to know what happened to $2.3 million in road contracts, you are expected to do the work yourself.</p>