State Auditor Suzanne Bump will leave office in January after 12 years on the job. In an interview on this week’s Codcast, she reflected on her time in office and said it was simply time to move on. “I’m aging, which should come as no surprise to anyone,” the 62-year-old Bump said. “I love what […]
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Posted inState Government
Bump says DiZoglio is being ‘well-schooled’ on auditor’s duties
STATE AUDITOR Suzanne Bump will leave office in January after 12 years on the job. In an interview on this week’s Codcast, she reflected on her time in office and said it was simply time to move on. “I’m aging, which should come as no surprise to anyone,” the 62-year-old Bump said. “I love what […]
Posted inEconomy
Auditor Suzanne Bump chronicles dire state of infrastructure in Western Mass
WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS RESIDENTS have long bemoaned their standing in “a tale of two Commonwealths.” The urban, eastern part of the state, they say, sucks up most of the attention – and funding — on Beacon Hill, while wide swaths of Western Massachusetts, which deal with far different concerns, are often overlooked. The economic boom that […]
Posted inCriminal Justice
Audit faults data system used by DAs
IN AN AUDIT of the Cape and Islands district attorney’s office this week, state Auditor Suzanne Bump flagged the case management system used by all 11 Massachusetts district attorneys as outdated, citing in particular its information on juvenile defendants. If it is not replaced, Bump wrote, the system “may soon be unable to meet its operational needs,” and the offices will not be able to […]
Posted inEconomy
Failure to reimburse municipalities for state-owned land hurts rural towns
WENDELL IS A SMALL TOWN in Franklin County with fewer than 1,000 people. Much of it is taken up by Wendell State Forest, a 7,500-acre property with hills, streams, ponds, and trails. While the state pays Wendell around $110,000 a year for the land, in lieu of paying property taxes, the sum is less than what Wendell would get […]
Posted inPolitics, State House News Service
Bump will seek third term
STATE HOUSE NEWS SERVICE AUDITOR SUZANNE BUMP plans to run for re-election and will play no role in the day-to-day operations of her late husband’s businesses, according to a statement she released Tuesday. The Boston Globe reported Monday that Bump had taken over two for-profit Quincy-based businesses, Modern Assistance Programs and Map Test, from Paul […]