A Senate subcommittee charged responding to demands from the State Auditor seeking to audit the legislature in accordance with last fall’s voter-passed referendum, raised a set of questions and offered a meeting, partial steps that are not sitting well with the Auditor. The letter sent Mondsay to State Auditor Diana DiZoglio, laid out some concerns … Read more
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio plans to again ask the Massachusetts Legislature Friday to participate in an audit of “high-risk areas” after she faced repeated rejections from top legislative leaders who claimed an audit law did not formally take effect until this month. In an interview with the Herald, DiZoglio said she is preparing to send … Read more
The office of the state’s top election overseer is partially backing away from a document that helped spark a brawl this week over the implementation date of a legislative audit law championed by Auditor Diana DiZoglio. The PDF document crafted by Secretary of State William Galvin’s Office says a successful voter-approved ballot question from the … Read more
A Bourne Republican’s effort to quickly overturn a local election through the Massachusetts court system was largely shot down by a Boston judge, who said there was no evidence of fraud and voiding the contest would harm thousands of voters, according to court documents. Kari MacRae filed a lawsuit and emergency motion in Suffolk County … Read more
Auditor Diana DiZoglio – whose ballot question promotes legislative transparency – was among the State House lawmakers and state officials skirting state law by pocketing large donations from powerful lobbyists’ families. DiZoglio was not included in a Boston Globe expose on state pols like Senate President Karen Spilka taking thousands of dollars in contributions from … Read more
Of all the problems in this state, like the scourge of drugs, violence in public schools and state police corruption, we’re spending our time on this? A political publicity grab? Subscribe to continue reading this article. Already subscribed? To login in, click here. Originally Published: October 10, 2024 at 6:29 a.m. Read original article here … Read more
If residents of Dorchester thought they were going to hear some good news regarding the fate of their community hospital during a Department of Public Health hearing, officials were quick to dash those hopes when they said there is nothing they can do to stop what is happening. The state cannot and will not get … Read more
Noncitizens who find themselves in the middle of a workplace violation will have four years of protection against deportation instead of two, an increase that Attorney General Andrea Campbell spearheaded through advocacy. Originally Published: July 31, 2024 at 8:14 p.m. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the … Read more
New Hampshire voters received a barrage of robocalls in which a computer-generated imitation of President Biden discouraged them from voting in the January primary. While the admitted mastermind was slapped with felony charges and a proposed FCC fine, his deed is just one wound left by the cutting-edge technology law enforcement is struggling to catch … Read more
The Milton Planning Board is considering seeking a reclassification that would lessen the burden on the number of multi-family housing units needed to comply with a state-mandated zoning plan. Residents earlier this month voted against a plan that would have increased the town’s housing stock by more than 2,450 multi-family units, or 25%, near transit … Read more
