Read past editions of The Auditor's Report

This edition focuses on our annual certification of net state tax revenues and other recent work of the office.

This edition focuses on Auditor Bump's recent tour of public buildings in Western Massachusetts and recent audit work.

This edition focuses on the recent release of the Division of Local Mandates Five-Year Statutory Fiscal Impact Report and recent audit work.

This edition highlights Auditor Bump's recent testimony advocating for increased Chapter 90 funds cities and towns and recent audit work.

This edition highlights a look back at the Year in Accountability, the Division of Local Mandates' cost certification to reimburse municipalities for mandated uniform polling costs, recent audit work and Auditor Bump's appointments to state boards and commissions.

This edition highlights a look back at the Year in Accountability, recent audit work and Auditor Bump's appointments to state boards and commissions.

This edition highlights our recent audit of the Department of Public Utilities and Auditor Bump's testimony in support of legislation that would create an electronic backpack for students in foster or state care.

This edition highlights our office's legislative proposal for additional funds for oversight activities related to state spending of ARPA funds.

This month's edition focuses on our most recent municipal impact study which examined the state of public infrastructure in Massachusetts. It led us to call for a "Rural Rescue Plan."

This month's edition focuses on our office's ongoing audit work examining state spending of COVID-19 federal relief funds.

This month's edition focuses on our recent collaborative audit with HHS OIG for MassHealth.

This month's edition highlights our ongoing advocacy and policy work around the state's PILOT programs.

This month's edition highlights some of the policy areas our office is most focused on.

This month, we focused on our ongoing work examining the state's tax expenditure programs.

This month's newsletter previews my office's work overseeing spending by state agencies of federal COVID-19 relief.

This month's Auditor's Report looks at an emerging solution to problems related to how solar arrays are taxed in the Commonwealth.

The police reform legislation passed by lawmakers represented an important step forward for both public safety and civil rights.

With early voting currently underway, this month’s Auditor’s Report focuses on steps the state can take to improve the process for cities and towns.

This month's newsletter focuses on the importance of good stewardship and our continued commitment to making government work better.

This month's Auditor's Report focuses on the historic centennial suffrage celebration and the work that remains to ensure all people can vote without interference or intimidation.

The month's edition focuses on the work the state is doing now to improve police training and accountability.

This edition looks at focuses on three key steps Massachusetts should take now to ensure the most productive use of federal COVID-19 recovery money when it arrives to safeguard against waste, fraud and abuse.

This month's edition highlights my office's work holding state agencies accountable, as we have adjusted to life during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This edition highlights recent work from the office, our peer review, and how we've continued to hold our state government accountable, dispite COVID-19.

This edition looks at early voting and highlights the need for a funding mechanism for this important service.

This edition takes a look back at ways the Office of the State Auditor made government work better in 2019.

This month's edition focuses on municipal police training in the Commonwealth and how the state can enhance in-service curriculum and accountability.

This edition examines the barriers people face when seeking to access benefits offered by the WIC program.

This month's edition highlights our office's efforts to help communities and town cover the costs of mandated polling hours.

This issue highlights the office's audit work as it overlaps with the business community throughout the Commonwealth.

This edition highlights the office's work advocating for students in foster care and previews Auditor Bump's priorities as the next NSAA president.

This edition highlights Auditor Bump's call for action to meet the educational needs of kids in foster care.

This edition highlights the value of our bills filed with the Legislature to make state government more modern, effective, and accountable.

This edition highlights Auditor Bump's budget request, proposed legislation filed by the Auditor, and recent audits.

This edition highlights an audit of the Berkshire County District Attorney's Office, efforts to protect consumers at the pump and enforcement of diversity policies in state hiring.

This edition highlights the Auditor's inauguration, early voting, and a recent appointment to the Asian American Commission.

The Auditor's Report email newsletter for December 2018 looks back at the accomplishments of the year and forward to priorities for 2019. It also examines 25 years of the Taxpayer Protection Act.

The Auditor's Report email newsletter for November 2018 focuses on the importance of data collection in criminal diversion programs and the ways audits have helped improve reporting of abuse and neglect.

The Auditor's Report email newsletter for October 2018 focusing on how opportunities to address regional school transportation costs and the office's Food For Thought brown bag lunch series.

The Auditor's Report email newsletter for September 2018 focusing on how transition audits provide a roadmap for improvement and how the state can better preserve farmland.

Auditor's Report email newsletter for August 2018 focusing on the OSA's final analysis of the Chapter 224 healthcare law and the efforts of DCF to keep kids safe after our 2017 audit.

Auditor's Report email newsletter for July 2018 focusing on fee collection and the ways the OSA made government work better during FY 2018.

Auditor's Report email newsletter for June 2018 focusing on cybersecurity and the state budget.

Auditor's Report email newsletter for May 2018 focusing on MassHealth’s overpayments for drug screenings and our staff community service efforts.

Auditor's Report email newsletter for April 2018 focusing on ensuring integrity and accessibility in public benefit programs and criminal justice.

Auditor's Report email newsletter for March 2018 focusing on performance audits and the Committee for Public Counsel Services (CPCS)