The Mirra Memo

https://lennymirra.substack.com/p/audit-arrogance

Audit Arrogance Timing is everything and it shows just how filthy and corrupt this cover up really is.

I'm not seeing this covered in any paper but thankfully the good people at Act On Mass are notifying its members about an upcoming vote that will undercut the audit we all voted for while pretending to comply with it.

Here's what it does: House leadership released a "transparency bill" (H.5469) that that would modify the legislative audit backed by voters in 2024 and the legislature’s current exemption from the state’s public records law. The provisions in the 19-page bill were not subject to public hearing, yet are set to be voted on by representatives tomorrow. This is an unfortunately common tactic of the state House: moving quickly on controversial legislation before advocates or the public has time to respond.

No public hearing at all, and yet our State Representatives are going to vote for it because Speaker Ron Mariano is telling them to. Please subscribe to Act On Mass to get updates as well as a link you can use to tell your State Rep how you feel about this audit.

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https://commonwealthbeacon.org/government/state-government/senates-new-audit-compliance-raises-more-questions-than-it-answers/

So it looks like the Senate might be willing to turn over some documents requested by State Auditor Diana DiZoglio but not all. Not a good look and it has us all wondering what on earth they're hiding.

Meanwhile in the House, Speaker Ron Mariano handed down marching orders to his members: "For different reasons, Senate Democrats also failed to win over their counterparts in the House. Moments before the vote, House Speaker Ron Mariano wrote an email to all representatives signaling his opposition to the Senate’s approach."

"Signaling his opposition" translates into "you will oppose this if you want your stipend."

Senate’s new audit compliance raises more questions than it answers Another series of twists arrived in the audit-the-Legislature saga as the Senate voted to provide some documents while insisting that their move in no way concedes that Diana DiZoglio has a constitutional right to probe lawmakers.