By Lawrence Friedman & Jerold Duquette The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court recently responded to requests from the Senate for advisory opinions regarding two proposed ballot initiatives that directly concern the legislature: the proposal to regulate legislative stipends and the proposal to have the Commonwealth’s public records law apply to the legislature (and the governor). The…
Author: Jerold Duquette
Professor of Political Science
Director, Public Policy and Management Program
Central Connecticut State University
Will the Bay State’s Century-Old Direct Democracy Mechanism Help “Post-Truth” Politics Gain a Foothold in the Commonwealth?
“To be sure, the top-down control of the General Court by its leaders has frustrated political activists right and left seemingly forever. DiZoglio’s narrative is in service of her effort to compel greater legislative responsiveness to anti-establishment activists. In essence, she has turned the Office of the State Auditor—an office that literally was created and…
Professor Duquette’s Testimony on Proposed Public Records Law Ballot Initiative
WRITTEN TESTIMONY OF PROFESSOR JEROLD J. DUQUETTE, M.P.A, Ph.D. THE SPECIAL JOINT COMMITTEE ON INITIATIVE PETITIONS THE 194TH GENERAL COURT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS MARCH 3, 2025 I would like to begin by thanking the committee for the opportunity to testify about this important issue and lest folks are wondering why a professor from…
The Globe Editorial Board Can’t Stop Getting the Legislative Audit Question Wrong
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DiZoglio’s Case is Built for the Court of Public Opinion, Not a Court of Law.
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The Auditor Strikes Back!
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The Latest from The MA Law & Politics Project
Click HERE to read Professor Freidman and Professor Duquette’s latest take on the Legislative audit fight at the Massachusetts statehouse. THE AUDITOR STRIKES BACK!
Auditor DiZoglio’s Legal and Political Attacks on the Legislature and the Attorney General are Becoming More Unhinged and Less Compelling
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Profs Duquette & Friedman Launch “The Massachusetts Law & Politics Project” on Substack
All Posts on the The Massachusetts Law & Politics Project on Substack will also be posted here at MassPoliticsProfs. org. To read the “Welcome” post on MLPP go HERE.
CWB Op-Ed: “DiZoglio misfires in attack on A.G.
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