This change will now make the MTA’s accounts (and spending down to a very detailed level) transparent to state budget officials.
I’m not sure whether to be happy about the progress or sad that such a basic thing counts as progress.
A Small Step for Transparency
Buried in the outside sections of Governor’s latest supplemental budget is a provision to move the Mass Turnpike’s accounting system into the main state accounting system (that’s NewMMARS for you budgeting enthusiasts).
