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Massachusetts Public Records Law is a law in Massachusetts detailing what kinds of documents are actually public records. [1] It is a state law that is similar to the federal Freedom of Information Act, which was signed into law by Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966. [2] According to the Boston Globe newspaper in 2016, "Massachusetts is currently the ...
State police employees who work in civilian clothing for 10 days or more each calendar month receive a stipend of $62.50 per month. State police employees who work a five-day workweek are compensated an extra 17 days off per year. This time off is to align with employees who work four days on duty, then get two days off. Controversies
The state has an open-meeting law enforced by the attorney general, and a public-records law enforced by the Secretary of the Commonwealth. A 2008 report by the Better Government Association and National Freedom of Information Coalition ranked Massachusetts 43rd out of the 50 US states in government transparency.
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ( SJC) is the highest court in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Although the claim is disputed by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, [1] [2] the SJC claims the distinction of being the oldest continuously functioning appellate court in the Americas, [3] with a recognized history dating to the ...
Check out our public salary database. Mecklenburg County employs more than 5,900 workers, from social service managers and planners to nurses and librarians. Nearly 400 workers earn more than ...
The Massachusetts Archives is the state archive of Massachusetts. It "serves the Commonwealth and its citizens by preserving and making accessible the records documenting government action and by assisting government agencies in managing their permanent records." [1] The archives occupies quarters on the Columbia Point peninsula in Boston 's ...
The second table contains a list of U.S. states and territories by annual mean wage. Average wage in the United States was $69,392 in 2020. [1] Median income per person in the U.S. was $42,800 in 2019. [2] The average is higher than the median because there are a small number of individuals with very high earnings, and a large number of ...
The governor of Massachusetts is the chief executive of the commonwealth, and is supported by a number of subordinate officers. He, like most other state officers, senators, and representatives, was originally elected annually. In 1918 this was changed to a two-year term, and since 1966 the office of governor has carried a four-year term.