About that Beacon Hill audit. One year later, and still no action

( *A brief scheduling note: This newsletter will be taking a breather on Monday, Nov. 17. We’ll be back in action on Nov. 24. )

Good Monday morning, everyone.

In case you weren’t keeping track, it’s been a year since Massachusetts voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot question giving state Auditor Diana DiZoglio the power to audit her former colleagues in the state Legislature.

At the time, it was hailed as a victory for transparency and accountability on Beacon Hill, which has long resisted both.

One year later, however, the audit remains undone, hitting a brick wall of resistance from senior legislative leaders who have argued that it violates the separation of powers under the state constitution.

One more complication: State Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s ongoing reluctanc