LINCOLN - Former state Sen. Dan McKeon said Wednesday he has asked Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers to investigate a $2.5 million no-bid contract that was awarded to an associate of Gov. Jim Pillen.

State Auditor Mike Foley earlier this month raised questions about the contract awarded to Global Sustainability Developers LLC, which is owned by Julie Bushell, a lobbyist and consultant. Bushell has gone on economic development trips with Pillen.

Favoritism, an absence of competitive bidding and other procurement irregularities leave many questions unanswered, McKeon said in a prepared statement circulated Wednesday among Nebraska news outlets. McKeon also asked Foley to dig more deeply into the contract.

“This request is about transparency, accountability and maintaining public confidence in how taxpayer dollars are spent,” McKeon said in his statement.

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