State Auditor Diana DiZoglio asked Attorney General Andrea Campbell to greenlight a lawsuit against the state Legislature in an attempt to force the House and Senate to comply with a reignited effort to open up their finances and divulge details on internal proceedings.
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Mass. House Democrats to allow State Auditor’s Office to select firm to review finances
Top Massachusetts House Democrats plan to change an internal rule to grant the State Auditor’s Office the sole authority to select an independent firm to conduct a review of the chamber’s finances, officials said in a statement Thursday.
Auditor DiZoglio proposes executive order taking aim at nondisclosure agreements
Auditor Diana DiZoglio drafted an executive order that would ban the use of nondisclosure agreements and confidentiality clauses in settlement agreements used by state government as she was preparing to become acting governor Tuesday.
Editorial: Legislature audit passage by voters would still face hurdle
As state Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s quest to pry open the inner workings of the Legislature moves closer to likely ballot approval, questions about her office’s legal standing to perform that review remain. The ballot question, along with initiatives to remove the MCAS as a high- school graduation requirement and give rideshare drivers the ability to […]
Tolls at Massachusetts border would have ‘devastating’ impact, MA Auditor DiZoglio says
Placing tolls at the Massachusetts border would have a “devastating” impact on areas near to New Hampshire, State Auditor Diana DiZoglio said Saturday afternoon as criticism continued to mount over remarks made last week by Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt.
‘Old-fashioned power grab’: Hearing over DiZoglio ballot to audit legislature gets heated
A battle over an initiative to expand the powers of the state auditor to audit the Legislature boiled over Tuesday when State Auditor Diana DiZoglio defended her proposal from an array of critics who questioned whether the measure violated separation of power principles in the state constitution.
