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  2. Government of Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Thomas Finneran - Wikipedia

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    Thomas Michael "Tom" Finneran [2] (born January 27, 1950 [3] ), is a radio talk host and former Massachusetts Democratic politician [1] who served as Speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from April 1996 to September 2004. He represented the district that included parts of the Boston neighborhoods of Dorchester, Mattapan and ...

  4. Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts - Wikipedia

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    The treasurer and receiver-general of Massachusetts is an elected constitutional officer in the executive branch of the U.S. state of Massachusetts.Originally appointed under authority of the English Crown pursuant to the Charter of the Massachusetts Bay Company, the office of treasurer and receiver-general (commonly called the "state treasurer") became an elective one in 1780.

  5. Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia - Wikipedia

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    Laws applied. U.S. Const. amend. XIV. Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. c. 32, § 26 (3) (a) (1966) Massachusetts Board of Retirement v. Murgia, 427 U.S. 307 (1976), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held a Massachusetts law setting a mandatory retirement age of 50 for police officers was Constitutionally permissible. [1] [2]

  6. Secretary of Administration and Finance of Massachusetts

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    History. In 1922, the Massachusetts General Court passed legislation creating the department of administration and finance. The department replaced the office of supervisor of administration and assumed many of the duties of the superintendent of buildings, Secretary of the Commonwealth, state treasurer, and state auditor.

  7. William Bulger - Wikipedia

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    United States Army. Years of service. 1953–1955. William Michael Bulger (born February 2, 1934) is an American former Democratic politician, lawyer, and educator from South Boston, Massachusetts. His eighteen-year tenure as President of the Massachusetts Senate is the longest in history. After leaving office, he became president of the ...

  8. List of largest pension schemes in the United States - Wikipedia

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    State of Wisconsin Investment Board: $109,960 $105,155 N/A N/A 9 North Carolina Retirement: $106,946 $96,094 88.3% 7.3% 10 Washington State Investment Board: $104,260 $86,615 85.5% 7.7% 11 Ohio Public Employees Retirement System: $97,713 $96,304 80.2% 7.5% 12 New Jersey Division of Investment: $80,486 $76,361 N/A N/A 13 Virginia Retirement ...

  9. Charlie Baker - Wikipedia

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    e. Charles Duane Baker Jr. (born November 13, 1956) is an American businessman and politician who is the current president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 72nd governor of Massachusetts from 2015 to 2023, and held two cabinet positions under two previous governors of Massachusetts.