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Massachusetts is known for its progressive politics, and is a stronghold of American Liberalism and the Democratic Party. In a 2018 Gallup poll Massachusetts was the state with the highest percentage of its population identifying as liberal and the lowest percentage identifying as conservative, at 35% and 21% respectively. [19]
Before the current State House was completed in 1798, Massachusetts's government house was the Old State House on what is now Washington Street. For the building's design, architect Charles Bulfinch made use of two existing buildings in London : William Chambers 's Somerset House , [ 8 ] and James Wyatt 's Pantheon .
Known as 'The Spirit of America,' here are Massachusetts's most famous places, faces, and firsts. We commemorate the Bay State on National Massachusetts Day on August 17th.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) (1 C, 2 P) Pages in category "State agencies of Massachusetts" The following 33 pages are in this category, out of 33 total.
[8] [a] Barack Obama carried the state with 61.8% of the vote in 2008 [9] and 60.7% in 2012. In 2016, Hillary Clinton won the state with 61.0% of the vote, with Massachusetts trending to the left, opposite the nation. In 2020, Massachusetts was the second-most Democratic state, following Vermont.
As of 2017, the Massachusetts State Police average pay for a state trooper was $145,413, with three troopers earning over $300,000, and 245 troopers (12% of the workforce) earning over $200,000. A trooper's base pay is augmented by working multiple details, directing traffic, overtime shifts, or providing security at special events. [30]
Eight Massachusetts communities – Amherst, Boston, Cambridge, Chelsea, Concord, Newton, Northampton and Somerville – have passed local legislation directing local law enforcement to refrain ...
Massachusetts has 10 regional metropolitan planning organizations and three non-metropolitan planning organizations covering the remainder of the state; [309] statewide planning is handled by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions by economic sector in Massachusetts.