MASSACHUSETTS - State Auditor Diana DiZoglio had strong words for state lawmakers, saying many refuse to work with her when it comes to auditing the legislature.

"What are you hiding?" DiZoglio said. "You know, if you have a clean house, you welcome people in. But if your house is dirty, you shut the doors."

Friday was the first day a new law was in effect that grants the auditor the authority to review the documents and accounts of state lawmakers. It was approved by nearly 72% of voters in November's election.

Dizoglio says she has been getting pushback from legislative leaders in the weeks following the election, saying there needs to be a "attitude adjustment" on Beacon Hill.

"If you are not willing to accept an audit which is there to help to identify areas for improvement, that's problematic because what do you want to find out?" DiZoglio asked. "Areas where you can do better to better serve your constituents? What don't you want to know? If there are gaps in systems that are in your institution so that you can work to fill those gaps? What do you want to know? What employees are not getting trained appropriately."

DiZoglio says if the law is not met, she will ask the state's attorney general to stand alongside her in court, saying this is the people's audit, and the people's attorney needs to uphold the law.