MassFiscal Highlights Sunshine Week 2021
Opaque Process Has Resulted in More Power Grabs
Read moreMassFiscal Applauds Senate Republicans Pro-Transparency Procedural Moves
Senate Leadership Try to Advance Opaque Climate Bill Ahead of PPP Tax Fix
Read moreMassFiscal Praises GOP Legislators Call for Hearing on Mail in Voting
Urges Senator Tarr to Block Extension Until Hearing is Scheduled
Read moreSpeaker Mariano’s First Rules Debate Like All the Rules Debates Before Him
Majority of House Lawmakers Support Opaqueness of Legislature Over Reform
Read moreMassFiscal Responds to Speaker Mariano’s Delay of Rules Debate
The Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance made the following statement following Speaker Ron Mariano’s announcement of his intention to delay the important House rules debate until July and his proposal to restrict how lawmakers communicate with their constituents and outside organizations.
Read moreMassFiscal Statement on End of Legislative Session
Most Corrupt Legislative Process in America on Display in Massachusetts
Read moreKeeping with Tradition - Secrecy Rules Under Ron Mariano’s First Act as Speaker
Costly Climate Bill released from Committee on Sunday Night, Roll Call on Monday & Automatic Pay Raises for Part Time Lawmakers Starting Now
Read moreMassFiscal Praises Transparency Efforts of House Lawmakers
Secretary Galvin Should Be Transparent in Response to the Public
Read moreSenate kills proposal calling for more transparency on state-issued credit cards
By Mary Markos BOSTON HERALD | May 29, 2019
A proposal to give the auditor access to state-issued credit card records and keep employees accountable was shot down in the Senate budget debate process last week at the hand of the Ways and Means chairman, who said the measure was “duplicative.”
Read moreThe Compromise Budget – Spending More than Originally Proposed
More than three weeks late, leadership demands a vote before Mass. lawmakers can read it.
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