New Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio

State auditor, MBTA and Unfunded Mandate

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," DiZoglio said.

The Boston Globe · 13h

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 multifamily housing within their borders.

Banker & Tradesman · 19h

DiZoglio Says MBTA Communities Is ‘Unfunded Mandate’, Adding Wrinkle to Rebellion

Auditor Diana DiZoglio drew a sharp rebuke from Attorney General Andrea Campbell, a top defender of the zoning law that eases regulations for multifamily housing in neighborhoods close to public transit.

Gloucester Daily Times · 1d

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

MassLive · 1d

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 to comply with the law a potential avenue to challenging it.

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Massachusetts House adopts new rules, rejects Republican attempts to force cooperation with Auditor

The Massachusetts House of Representatives adopted a new set of rules to govern how they conduct their daily business after ...

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Verbal sparring and awkward silences: DiZoglio’s push for audit of Legislature is not going smoothly

Massachusetts Senate leaders peppered staff from state Auditor Diana DiZoglio’s office with questions over a 90-meeting meeting Tuesday about her proposed audit of the Legislature.

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Mass. Auditor DiZoglio issues report on $2.5 million in public benefit fraud, contrasts efforts with Trump’s DOGE

Massachusetts State Auditor Diana DiZoglio released a report this week that her office’s Bureau of Special Investigations had ...

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Scores of staff members have left Massachusetts Auditor’s Office since Diana DiZoglio took over

A slew of staff members have left the Massachusetts State Auditor’s Office since Diana DiZoglio took over in January 2023, including two chiefs of staff and a former lawmaker who was tapped to lead ...

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DiZoglio’s audit effort still stalled

AUDIT OR NOT IT — It’s been 756 days since state Auditor Diana DiZoglio was sworn into office and 708 since she first attempted to launch an audit of the Legislature.

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Massachusetts Senate president says state auditor is acting like President Trump

BOSTON – The ongoing dispute between state auditor Diana DiZoglio and ... the state of the Massachusetts economy, the ongoing budget process and recent proposals for new taxes in the ...

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Massachusetts Democrats battle Diana DiZoglio’s office over legislative audit: ‘Whiplash’

Massachusetts senators and staff from the State Auditor’s Office sparred Tuesday over the scope of an audit into the Legislature, whether Auditor Diana DiZoglio could ethically direct the ...

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Auditor calls on Mass. officials to clarify use of confidentiality clauses

Auditor Diana DiZoglio ... and abuse can run rampant." DiZoglio's office scrutinized 75 state agencies, which entered into 2,029 employee settlements that cost Massachusetts nearly $41 ...

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