Massachusetts auditor announces rare review of Legislature

Massachusetts Auditor Diana DiZoglio announced Tuesday that her office has launched an audit of the state Legislature — the first such review in a century.

The Democrat, who previously served as both a state representative and senator, had pledged to review the Democrat-controlled Legislature’s operations during her campaign for the auditor’s office last year.

DiZoglio said she hopes the audit will “increase transparency, accountability and equity in an area of state government that has been completely ignored.”

“Historically, the Legislature has been a closed-door operation, where committee votes have been hidden from the general public, and legislation has been voted on in the dark of night,” DiZoglio said in a press statement.

The last time the Massachusetts Legislature was subjected to an audit was in 1922, according to DiZoglio.

Democratic Senate President Karen Spilka did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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