Massachusetts Residents Want Greater Transparency In State Government, Poll Shows

Massachusetts Residents Want Greater Transparency In State Government, Poll Shows

Massachusetts residents overwhelmingly want transparency in state government, a new Pioneer Institute poll conducted by Emerson College found.

The poll found that 80 percent of registered voters favor eliminating the exemption from the state public records law currently claimed by the Massachusetts Legislature, governor, and state Supreme Judicial Court, advocating for these records to be made public. Just 6 percent of voters support maintaining the exemption.