Suzanne Bump Video and Articles

Mass. spent $48M on legal aid

19 Dec 2011

…poor without verifying the claims of indigency. That's according to a new report released Monday by state Auditor Suzanne Bump. The report looks at the Office of the Commissioner of Probation, the agency responsible for verifying that a person… ...

Hanukkah menorah lighting at Statehouse

19 Dec 2011

…Tuesday event. Secretary of State William Galvin, Attorney General Martha Coakley, Treasurer Steve Grossman and Auditor Suzanne Bump are also expected to attend. The lighting is scheduled to take place in Nurses Hall at the Statehouse. Lt. Gov… ...

Veterans Day events

11 Nov 2011

…breakfast prior to the Plymouth Veterans Day Parade.....10 Cordage Park Circle, Suite 108, Plymouth 9:00 - Auditor Suzanne Bump speaks at the annual conference of the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents and the Massachusetts Association… ...

AG calls for schools to report bullying

25 Oct 2011

…Coakley said she did not believe the proposed mandate would pose a major burden to school districts. State Auditor Suzanne Bump noted that a similar requirement already exists for reporting hazing incidents in schools. ...

Hearing on educational collaboratives

28 Sep 2011

…the issue of educational collaboratives in Massachusetts. The Wednesday hearing follows the release by State Auditor Suzanne Bump of audits looking at three collaboratives: the Merrimack Special Education Collaborative, the Southeastern Massachusetts… ...

Auditor says MA owes $2.5M for elections

15 Sep 2011

State Auditor Suzanne Bump says Massachusetts must pay its cities and towns about $2.5 million to help cover the costs of three state elections next year. ...

Mass. State Auditor on misconduct probe

28 Jun 2011

VB chats with Massachusetts State Auditor Suzanne Bump. Check out the interview for more. ...

Auditor Bump fires 27 in office shake-up

05 May 2011

State Auditor Suzanne Bump is shaking up her office just months after being sworn in. ...

Auditor says $2B in tax breaks unchecked

07 Apr 2011

…if the exemptions fail to produce desired results. That's according to a report released Thursday by state Auditor Suzanne Bump. Bump reviewed 92 business tax breaks or credits, many dating back decades, and determined that only seven had so… ...

Lobbyists donating heavily in Mass.

27 Jan 2011

…law without their support. Other top officials trailed in the chase for lobbyist cash. Newly elected state Auditor Suzanne Bump took in more than $19,400. Attorney General Martha Coakley accepted more than $18,300, and newly elected state… ...

Top Mass. officials sworn in

19 Jan 2011

…oaths of office for a new term. Attorney General Martha Coakley, Secretary of State William Galvin, Auditor-elect Suzanne Bump and Treasurer-elect Steve Grossman are scheduled to be sworn in on Wednesday. Earlier this month, Gov. Deval Patrick… ...

Remaining officials being inaugurated

17 Jan 2011

…officers are soon to be sworn in. Attorney General Martha Coakley, Secretary of State William Galvin, Auditor-elect Suzanne Bump and Treasurer-elect Steve Grossman will take their oaths Wednesday. Earlier this month, Gov. Deval Patrick and… ...

Auditor: 100 dams rated unsafe or poor

11 Jan 2011

…Dudley. The Office of Dam Safety within the Department of Conservation and Recreation regulates about half of the 3,000 dams in Massachusetts. DeNucci finishes his term next week. He will be replaced by a fellow Democrat, Suzanne Bump. ...

Over 55 percent of voters cast ballots

17 Nov 2010

…votes - fewer than the 240,233 ballots for Cahill, Stein or left blank. The tightest race was for auditor. Democrat Suzanne Bump defeated Republican Mary Connaughton by a 45,597-vote margin. There were 198,971 ballots left blank. ...

Auditor candidate to pay owed taxes

07 Oct 2010

…exemptions claimed on residences she and her husband own in the Berkshires and Boston, but state officials disagree. Suzanne Bump told The Boston Globe that the house in Great Barrington is their "primary residence," while the Boston condominium… ...

Connaughton: I'll audit books

05 Oct 2010

…the larger goal is to restore the public's confidence in government. Connaughton, who is running against Democrat Suzanne Bump, also said the Legislature should no longer be completely exempt from the state's open meeting law. ...

State auditor's race: Meet candidates

05 Oct 2010

VB interviews Suzanne Bump, candidate for auditor. ...

Voters pick winners in key primaries

14 Sep 2010

…statewide contests was the race for auditor. In the Democratic primary, former Patrick administration Labor Secretary Suzanne Bump outpolled Worcester County Sheriff Guy Glodis and Northeastern University official Mike Lake. Former Massachusetts… ...