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Massachusetts has four kinds of public-school districts: local schools, regional schools, vocational-technical schools, and charter schools. Amendment Article 89 (LXXXIX) of the Massachusetts Constitution defines the powers of self-government that municipalities are entitled to. Additional powers, such as the ability to collect certain taxes ...
The Massachusetts health care reform, commonly referred to as Romneycare, [1] was a healthcare reform law passed in 2006 and signed into law by Governor Mitt Romney with the aim of providing health insurance to nearly all of the residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts . The law mandated that nearly every resident of Massachusetts obtain ...
It oversees 12 agencies and MassHealth, with a combined budget of US$24 billion and 22,000 public employees, as of 2021. Agencies. Department of Children & Families; Department of Developmental Services; Department of Elder Affairs; Department of Mental Health; Department of Public Health; Department of Transitional Assistance
The MSP was established by Massachusetts state governor John A. Andrew when he signed a law creating the State Constabulary on May 16, 1865. This legislative act to "establish a State Police Force", founded the first statewide enforcement agency in the nation. The first leader of the State Police was William Sterling King, an American officer ...
The Federal Employees Health Benefits ( FEHB) Program is a system of "managed competition" through which employee health benefits are provided to civilian government employees and annuitants of the United States government. The government contributes 72% of the weighted average premium of all plans, not to exceed 75% of the premium for any one ...
The bill, which went into effect in 1971, reorganized the state government into 10 executive offices led by secretaries who served at the pleasure of the governor. The Executive Office of Administration and Finance combined the existing administration and finance operation with the department of corporations and taxation.
The National Association of Government Employees was created July 16, 1961 at a convention of the Federal Employees Veterans Association (FEVA) in Dedham, Massachusetts by Kenneth T. Lyons and Daniel W. Healy. FEVA had been formed by World War II veterans working for the federal government to secure higher wages, better benefits and improved ...
In a letter to President Joe Biden, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey appealed the Federal Emergency Management Agency's decision to deny a disaster zone designation to parts of Worcester, Hampden ...