Massachusetts state agencies loaded more than $10.8 million in purchases on taxpayer-funded credit cards last fiscal year, with some of the top charges focused on hotel stays and catering connected to the emergency shelter system, according to data released to the Herald. 


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Massachusetts state agencies loaded more than $10.8 million in purchases on taxpayer-funded credit cards last fiscal year, with some of the top charges focused on hotel stays and catering connected…{ai:summary}<p>State agencies in Massachusetts racked up over $10.8 million on taxpayer credit cards last fiscal year. The big-ticket items? Hotel stays and catering linked to the emergency shelter system, raising eyebrows and dollar signs.  </p><p>Where there's smoke, there's a taste for mismanaged funds and the shadow of bureaucracy. #politics</p>

Mass. state government loaded more than $10.8M onto taxpayer-funded credit cards, records show

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