Transparency: Massachusetts State Legislature

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The ONE Massachusetts staff and netowrk is working closely with partner Common Cause Massachusetts, on efforts to increase transparency statewide. For more information on these efforts, please contact ONE Massachusetts Project Director, Yawu Miller.

TRANSPARENCY NEWS

Government Transparency, Again, is the Issue: On Beacon Hill, committees secretly do much of work

The debate about the transparency of the legislative process on Beacon Hill continues. Lack of transparency was noted during this past year while the budget was being debated behind closed...

Dec 28, 2011
Profits and Questions at Online Charter Schools: Digital Education - Latest Fad or Boondoggle?

The New York Times conducted research on virtual schools, focusing on K12, Inc. What they found is not encouraging for us who care about quality education for our children and who are also...

Dec 13, 2011
Mass. treasurer to put state's "checkbook" online

MA State Treasurer Steven Grossman has been working hard to make sure we can see how the state spends the money it receives from us (and other sources). He's going to unveil this website today...

Dec 5, 2011
Massachusetts casinos will be monitored by new policing units

Now that the casino legislation has passed through the State House and the Governor signed it, it's time for implementation...and there's lots of details to get right from the beginning. The law...

Dec 5, 2011
"We still have a lot of work to do. says #BPS Superintendent Carol R Johnson to #BostonHerald

Boston Heralds final part of a five-day Herald series focusing on four successful Boston public schools and efforts to improve urban education, the city’s superintendent unveils a new...

Dec 2, 2011