OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska attorney general’s office says the Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority in Omaha should follow the state’s open meeting and open records laws, and the opinion is drawing rave reviews from an Omaha legislator.

The opinion released Thursday says the authority should be considered a branch of the Omaha city government and is subject to government transparency laws. Authority officials have resisted calls for complete openness, saying that would hamper its competition with other arenas and convention centers.

Sen. Ernie Chambers said the authority “should now do what it should have been doing all the time.” Chambers had requested the opinion, which is not legally binding.

Authority officials declined to comment about the opinion but said they are discussing it with their lawyer.