Auditor Diana DiZoglio said she will pursue litigation against the House and Senate, representing a nuclear option in the Methuen Democrat’s months-long dispute with House Speaker Ronald Mariano and Senate President Karen E. Spilka.
Auditor Diane DiZoglio is heading down a treacherous political road filled with landmines and seems more bent on getting revenge on her critics and the Legislature than producing any real results.
The state has been failing to confirm that all substantiated reports of serious elder abuse are reported to prosecutors, even though the agency responsible said four years ago it took action to address the previously identified issue, auditors have learned.
After weeks of silence from the House of Representatives on Auditor Diana DiZoglio's announcement that she plans to audit the Legislature, the counsel for the House responded on Friday, saying the state constitution "explicitly and repeatedly prohibits" the action.
State Auditor Diana DiZoglio called the House speaker's response “disappointing,” and said she intends to conduct the audit as planned. “We are not asking for permission,” she said.