Editorial: Voters get the runaround as Legislature dodges audit
According to data from Secretary William Gavin’s office, 66% of voters greenlit Question 1, and 26% voted no. The Legislature ...
Massachusetts cities, towns fighting MBTA zoning plan weigh next steps: ‘Unfunded mandate’
Massachusetts cities and towns fighting the controversial MBTA zoning law are celebrating lightly after the State Auditor’s ...
More controversy erupts after state auditor says Mass. housing law is an ‘unfunded mandate’
It's yet another hurdle for the MBTA Communities Act, which mandates cities and towns served by the T make it easier to build ...
Potential challenges ahead for Congress
Lynch defeated his last primary challenger, Dr. Robbie Goldstein (who now serves as Gov. Maura Healey’s public health ...
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MA: Auditor calls MBTA housing law 'unfunded' mandate
The MBTA Communities Act is an unfunded mandate for cities and towns, according to a review by State Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office, which could prompt new legal challenges ...
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DiZoglio eyes legal tactic to force Campbell’s hand in standoff with Mass. Legislature
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio said Wednesday that her office is preparing a writ of mandamus to try to obtain Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s assistance in DiZoglio’s ongoing standoff ...
State auditor calls MBTA Communities Act ‘unfunded mandate’
"Our office is not able to literally ignore that the local mandate law does require contemporaneous funding be appropriated," ...
Boston’s mayoral race by the numbers
BOSTON BY THE NUMBERS — Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has an early lead over Josh Kraft. But Kraft has room to make some inroads.
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House rules implement some transparency-related reform but stop short of embracing voter-approved audit
The two and a half hours of debate in the House Chamber on Tuesday also provided an opportunity for Republican representatives to push, unsuccessfully, for a greater say over how the House responds to ...
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State AG intends to keep enforcing MBTA law despite auditor's ruling; Wrentham weighing options
State Attorney General Andrea Campbell said Monday her office plans to continue to enforce the MBTA Communities Act despite ...
Mass. AG Campbell says ‘unfunded mandate’ determination won’t stop MBTA Communities
The state auditor determined last week that the MBTA Communities Act was an "unfunded mandate," giving towns that don't want ...