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Senate seeks to require special law for spending on Olympics
6:49 PM EDT May 20, 2015

BOSTON —The Massachusetts Senate has passed a measure aimed at guaranteeing no tax dollars are spent hosting the 2024 Olympics without approval of the Legislature first.

The Senate approved the proposal Wednesday as an amendment to its version of the state budget.

The amendment bars tax dollars being spent on "procuring, hosting, aiding, facilitating, or remediating the effects of" the Olympics unless lawmakers approve a special law first.

The Republican-sponsored amendment also calls for at least one public hearing before allowing money to be spent on the Olympics.

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