More on the Brian Mooney Article

With respect to the previous post (Legislature's Use of PAC Money) I contacted Brian Mooney from the Globe and asked him if he knew in which line-item accounts the reserve was stashed. His response was that that the prior-year appropriations are merely carried forward into the same accounts, which are then supplemented by annual appropriations for estimated operating expenses. Mr. Mooney reported that these accounts function as reserves but are technically part of a single amount in the respective line items.