After being alerted by the Stop Predatory Gambling organization yesterday about an amendment added to H.4110, the Bank Modernization Act ( https://malegislature.gov/Bills/188/House/H4110 ) on December 24th, a few legislators including … [Read more...]
Transparency Report: Retailers Association of Massachusetts
Here is some raw data I thought might be of interest you. This is a list of campaign contributions from lobbyists for the Retailers Association of Massachusetts. Is your state legislator on the … [Read more...]
Ethics and Transparency Plank of Democratic Platform Draft a Disgrace
Compared to the rest of the platform there is very little substance to the Ethics and Transparency Plank of Democratic Platform Draft ETHICS AND TRANSPARENCY Massachusetts Democrats believe that public officials should be held to the … [Read more...]
My Experience at the National Day of Civic Hacking
I recently participated in the Boston meet up for the National Day of Civic Hacking on Saturday, June 1st. The National Day of Civic Hacking is inspired in part by President Obama’s Executive Order issued in May to establish an Open Data … [Read more...]
DDS stonewalling on cost, care information
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) (Part 2 of 2-part series on transparency issues in the Patrick administration) The Patrick adminstation contends it is striving to be "transparent" in the way it conducts the public's business, and … [Read more...]
Open Checkbook could be more open
(Cross-posted from the COFAR blog) (Part 1 of a 2-part series on transparency issues in state government) Despite its promises of greatly increasing government transparency, the Patrick administration's new Open Checkbook website … [Read more...]
Transparency 2.0: Pioneer’s New & Improved MassOpenBooks is here!
MassOpenBooks.com is an indispensable online tool that uses public information to drive transparency and accountability in state government. Click the box below for our latest version, which provides access to important data and … [Read more...]
Suzanne Bump has it right!
Suzanne Bump, the new Auditor has it right in deciding to audit the so-called "tax expenditure budget" The auditor's office carried out an initial review of 91 of the 203 programs in the tax expenditures budget that have significant … [Read more...]
When it Comes to Economic Development, Time to Put Taxpayers First
Fidelity’s decision has become just the latest in a long line of reasons why we need much greater oversight and accountability for our economic development spending. For far too long, elected officials have made economic development … [Read more...]
Legislature launches redistricting website
Saturday, March 26, 10 a.m., Springfield High School; -- Monday, March 28, 6 p.m., Lynn City Hall; -- Monday, April 11, 6 p.m., Clark University, Worcester; -- Monday, April 25, 6 p.m., Pittsfield City Hall; -- Monday, May 2, 6 p.m., … [Read more...]
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