he Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance today blasted Governor Maura Healey and Attorney General Andrea Campbell for their silence and absence amid the growing scandal surrounding Suffolk County Sheriff Steven Tompkins, who was arrested last week on federal extortion charges and is now under scrutiny for over $133,000 in questionable taxpayer-funded expenses.

"Why does it always take the feds?"

As the deadline arrives for filing initiative petitions for the 2026 statewide ballot, the Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance is commending three newly filed proposals that would restore fiscal sanity, protect taxpayers, and bring long-overdue transparency to Beacon Hill.