Massachusetts Fiscal Alliance advocates for fiscal responsibility, transparency, & accountability in government. Email: [email protected]
Boston, MA
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Governor Healey claimed today she “never stopped pipelines,” but as AG, she said something very different.
So we put her two statements side by side.
Was she lying then or is she lying now? 👖🔥
Let us know in the comments.
State Auditor @DianaDiZoglio: "Right now, they're blocking the audit of the legislature. They might be able to block me but that can't block all of us. That's why we need to go vote Yes on 1."
The overwhelming passage of the legislative audit ballot question in 2024 demonstrated that Massachusetts voters want more transparency from their state government. Question 1 represents another opportunity to move the Commonwealth in that direction by expanding the public records law, by making additional records of the Governor and Legislature subject to disclosure.
"Let in the Sun." Vote Yes on 1.
#transparency #Massachusetts
Part 2 with @DianaDiZoglio
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio: "It's craziness!"
Remember when Attorney General Andrea Campbell said public record access to the House Speaker's emails was unconstitutional? She was essentially giving the Speaker immunity, even before Question 1 officially became a ballot measure.
It's just another reason to join MassFiscal and State Auditor Diana DiZoglio in voting YES on 1. "Let in the Sun." Make the legislature and governor's office subject to the public records law.
#mapoli
Part 1 with @DianaDiZoglio
In 2024, 72% of you voted Yes on 1 to audit the legislature.
The legislature responded by blocking the audit and attacking the ballot question system. Now isn't the time to be discouraged. That's what the people in power want.
It's time to send the message again. Put the pressure on the Speaker, the Senate President and the Governor by voting Yes on 1 to subject the legislature and governor's office to the Public Records Law.
#mapoli
MassFiscal and State Auditor @DianaDiZoglio are teaming up to "Let in the Sun" by voting YES on 1!
Massachusetts is the only state in the country to have all three branches of state government exempt from public records laws. This leaves state government far too difficult for taxpayers and the public to scrutinize. Question 1 would expand the Commonwealth’s public records law, including by making additional records of the Governor and Legislature subject to disclosure.
For years, MassFiscal has advocated for greater transparency and accountability on Beacon Hill. Massachusetts taxpayers deserve to know how their government operates, how decisions involving their money are made, and what their elected officials are doing on their behalf.
The overwhelming passage of the legislative audit ballot question in 2024 demonstrated that Massachusetts voters want more transparency from their state government. Question 1 represents another opportunity to move the Commonwealth in that direction.
Vote YES on 1. "Let in the Sun!"
#mapoli
It’s a climate mandate, not a goal.
The MBTA is buying 65 hybrid buses. They don’t count toward its climate goal. trib.al/fKF4GkG
No surprise to anyone who pays taxes in Massachusetts…
This will continue to get worse with additional climate netzero mandates going into effect the next four years.
Cato Institute’s "Freedom in the 50 States" ranks US states on their support for and protection of both economic freedom and personal freedom across a wide range of issues.
Learn more at the link: ow.ly/CTNu5100iej
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The Boston Globe endorses a NO on 6.
bostonglobe.com/2026/10/23/o…
Massachusetts voters will face nine statewide ballot questions this November. MassFiscal is taking a position on five.
Here’s where we stand and why:
✅ YES on Question 1: Expand Public Records and State House Transparency. Massachusetts is the only state where all three branches of state government are exempt from public records laws. Taxpayers deserve greater transparency into how decisions are made and how their money is spent.
❌ NO on Question 2: Don’t Expand Public-Sector Unionization Through the Ballot Box. Question 2 would create collective bargaining rights for certain public defenders. That could affect government spending and management flexibility while making future reforms much harder.
❌ NO on Question 4: No Election Day Registration Without Greater Transparency. Before dramatically changing voter registration, Massachusetts should make voter registration information more transparent and give the public better tools to scrutinize the system.
✅ YES on Question 5: Return More Excess Revenue to Taxpayers. Question 5 would strengthen the state revenue limit and make taxpayer rebates more frequent and larger. When Beacon Hill collects more than the limit allows, taxpayers should get more of their money back.
❌ NO on Question 6: Don’t Earmark More Sales Tax Revenue for Climate Spending. Massachusetts already spends billions on environmental and climate programs. Question 6 would automatically divert existing sales tax revenue into a dedicated fund, putting more pressure on the rest of the state budget.
MassFiscal does not take positions on issues that do not directly relate to its mission and has no positions on questions 3, 7, 8, or 9.
Read our full 2026 Ballot Question Guide for more on each recommendation at MassFiscal.Org.
Mike Minogue: "NEVER!"
A simple, one word answer to a question that every Massachusetts taxpayer wants to know.
It's so good, you might as well put it on a loop.
#mapoli #Massachusetts #never
🚨State Rep. Ken Sweezey: "How long are we going to pretend that this technology can stand on its own?"
Rep. Sweezey filed an amendment to eliminate the transfer of up to $70 MILLION for the Massachusetts Offshore Wind Industry Investment Trust Fund.
The Massachusetts House voted 126-25 to keep a transfer of YOUR money!
How much more good money are taxpayers expected to throw after bad?
🚨 ROLL CALL: The Massachusetts House just voted 126-25 to keep a transfer of up to $70 MILLION for the Massachusetts Offshore Wind Industry Investment Trust Fund.
Amendment #183 would have eliminated the transfer.
The federal government has moved to buy back offshore wind leases, and Massachusetts is fighting those efforts while continuing to put more taxpayer money behind expensive, intermittent offshore wind.
On the same day House leaders rejected even temporary gas tax relief, they voted overwhelmingly to keep spending on offshore wind.
How much more good money are taxpayers expected to throw after bad? 🌊💸
🚨 ROLL CALL: The Massachusetts House just voted down an amendment to suspend the 24-cent gas tax for 60 days.
The vote: 30 YES, 121 NO.
In a recent poll, nearly 7 in 10 Massachusetts residents support temporary gas tax relief, but House leaders said no.
Remember this roll call. Taxpayers asked for relief. Beacon Hill chose to keep collecting. ⛽
Tune in now, the Massachusetts legislature is debating the gas tax suspension. State Rep. Todd Smola just spoke in favor and Rep. Adrian Madaro is speaking against it.
🔗 to Watch Online: malegislature.gov/Events/Ses…
The bill also includes authorization for a $1 MILLION a year assessment (tax) against pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, the middlemen between drug manufacturers, insurers and pharmacies. 💊
They say this is to pay for regulatory expenses.
Those companies are unlikely to simply eat that new cost. It will likely be passed along somewhere in the system, ultimately hitting consumers through higher premiums, drug costs or other charges. 8/9
And all of this comes as lawmakers have filed almost 200 amendments to a must-pass closeout budget bill just before an election. 🛒
The bill is already being used for major policy changes, including new rules governing AI-generated political communications.
One good thing: the House left out the Governor’s proposed new Health Care Stabilization Fund, proposed to have state taxpayer dollars pick up the tab for those who don’t meet the new federal requirements, and the House version also did not fully reroute excess capital gains as Governor Healey proposed. ✅
But they also killed even modest gas tax relief.
Watch today’s debate closely. Taxpayers deserve to know what gets added, what gets rejected, and who is paying for it. 9/9
Another $22.5 MILLION goes to the No Cost Call Trust Fund to fund unlimited free calls for inmates. ☎️
Whatever your view of the policy, that is a substantial taxpayer expense tucked into a closeout supplemental budget being passed months after lawmakers approved the regular FY2026 budget.
These costs add up. 7/9
Healthcare costs are something nearly every Massachusetts family and employer already struggles with. 🏥
People buying private insurance pay their own premiums while their tax dollars also subsidize MassHealth.
Now taxpayers are being asked for another $1.8 BILLION gross for the program after the fiscal year has already ended. That deserves much more scrutiny. 4/9
Then there’s offshore wind. 🌊
The bill allows up to $35 MILLION to be transferred to the Massachusetts Offshore Wind Industry Investment Trust Fund for both FY26 and FY27.
Projects have struggled and are not financially viable, the federal government has moved to buy back offshore wind leases.
Yet Massachusetts taxpayers are being asked to put more money behind the industry to beg them to stay. How much good money are we going to throw after bad? 6/9
The bill also includes $54.5 MILLION to hire additional DTA caseworkers, while millions more are going toward “SNAP Error Rate Enhancements.” 🏛️
Massachusetts has a serious SNAP error-rate problem. Simply putting more employees on the state payroll doesn’t tell taxpayers why the errors are happening or how they’ll actually be fixed. 5/9
House leaders found one thing they didn’t want to spend money on: tax relief. ⛽
They stripped out the proposed two-month suspension of the 24-cent gas tax, even as a new UMass poll shows 69% support temporary gas tax relief.
There’s room for billions in spending, but apparently not 24 cents a gallon for drivers. 2/9
The biggest item by far is $1.8 BILLION for MassHealth. 💰
Again, this is not the annual budget. FY2026 is already over, and the state is coming back for another $1.8 billion gross in MassHealth spending to close the books.
When one program dominates a $2.35 billion supplemental budget like this, taxpayers should be asking why. 3/9
