A ballot question that would grant the state auditor the power to crack open the books of the Legislature drew financial backing from across the political spectrum this year, including a $50,000 donation tied to a local billionaire, according to records filed this month. The money behind Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s attempt to hand her office … Read more
Legislative budget writers are supposed to deliver a yearly spending plan to the governor by July 1 — at least that’s what it says on paper. In practice, lawmakers have routinely blown past that deadline year after year, handing a spending document to the chief executive well past the state of the new fiscal year, … Read more
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is not taking kindly to the idea of tolling drivers entering Massachusetts at the state border, a proposal that was floated last week by Bay State Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt during an advocacy event. Tibbits-Nutt said a group tasked with developing recommendations for a long-term, sustainable transportation finance plan was … Read more
