Lawmakers urged to lift records exemption

Lawmakers and DiZoglio clash again – this time over public records reform

THE PERSONAL AND POLITICAL were inseparable when lawmakers buckled in for the first round of their review of nearly a dozen ballot questions and found themselves, once again, butting heads with a former colleague who has emerged as the Legislature’s chief antagonist. Auditor Diana DiZoglio, a one-time Democratic state rep and senator who is leading the campaign seeking voter approval for extending the public records law to the Legislature and th…

Lawmakers urged to lift records exemption

BOSTON — State Auditor Diana DiZoglio and open-government groups are urging lawmakers to approve a proposal seeking to pry open Beacon Hill's often secretive proceedings before the question goes to the voters.