Massachusetts GOP demands information on state's $1 billion in 'secret' migrant spending: 'Veil of secrecy'

Republicans allege state's Democrat supermajority has led to lack of transparency

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Massachusetts Republicans have submitted a formal request with the state's government for information on the alleged "$1 billion in secret migrant crisis spending" as the Bay State grapples with the migrant crisis.

In a release from the state's Republican Party, MassGOP, the group demanded that Gov. Maura Healey's administration provides a detailed cost breakdown of the toll that the migrant crisis has caused for the state's residents. 

"The Healey-Driscoll Administration has shrouded nearly $1 billion spent in secrecy, leaving Massachusetts residents in the dark," MassGOP chair Amy Carnevale said in a statement. "They have withheld critical information on 600 incidents involving police, fire and EMT. Blocking journalists at every turn, the administration has obstructed the flow of information to the public."

In a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request, Carnevale demanded the specifics of the state's funding to provide housing for migrants.Read more, see letter, and video here: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/massachusetts-gop-demands-information-states-1-billion-secret-migrant-spending-veil-secrecy