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Only the southeastern third of the state has county governments; in western, central, and northeastern Massachusetts, traditional county-level government was eliminated during the late 1990s. District attorneys and sheriffs are elected by constituencies which mainly follow county boundaries, and are funded by the state budget.
Martha's Vineyard Transit Authority. Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Massachusetts Department of Mental Health. Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Massachusetts Department of Youth Services. Massachusetts Development Finance Agency. Massachusetts Executive Office of Veterans' Services. Massachusetts Historical Commission.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 357 law enforcement agencies employing 18,342 sworn police officers, about 280 for each 100,000 residents.
Administrative divisions of Massachusetts. Massachusetts shares with the five other New England states a governmental structure known as the New England town. Only the southeastern third of the state has functioning county governments; in western, central, and northeastern Massachusetts, traditional county-level government was eliminated in the ...
Category:Local government in Massachusetts for state or local governments or for government in general. Category:Politics of Massachusetts, for the conduct and doctrines of Massachusetts politicians. Category:Massachusetts law for the official actions of these institutions. The main article for this category is Government of Massachusetts.
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 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection [1] is an agency in the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, responsible for protecting the environment in the state. [2] Its areas of responsibility include preventing pollution of air, water, and ground; [3] protecting wetlands ...
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.