Local and State Government

Massachusetts Government

Massachusetts Laws and Courts

Massachusetts Statistics

Massachusetts City Governments

Other State Governments and Courts

Massachusetts Government

Massachusetts State Government
Official state government website.

Massachusetts State Parks
Camping, swimming, hiking, and historic websites.

Massachusetts Tax Forms
The most commonly used Massachusetts tax forms can be found within this area of the Department of Revenue website.

Massachusetts Laws and Courts

Massachusetts Social Law Library
Includes the Code of Massachusetts Regulations, Massachusetts Reports, Massachusetts Appeals Court, and a number of other agency and department decisions. (Tufts Only)

The Massachusetts General Court
General Laws of Massachusetts, current legislation, etc. Also In LexisNexis under "Legal Research".

Code of Massachusetts Regulations
Laws or codes for Massachusetts governmental agencies. Also In LexisNexis under "Legal Research".

Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Cases from 1997 on, summaries from 1993 on. Also In LexisNexis under "Legal Research".

Massachusetts Statistics

Maps-MASSSTATS
Demographics, education, housing, crime, politics, health, etc.

Census 2000 Data for the State of Massachusetts
U.S. Census Bureau information.

Massachusetts State Data Center
The State Data Center has an extensive collection of census data on population, housing, education, business, manufacturing, trade, services, government, and agriculture in Massachusetts, New England, and the United States. The data is available in machine readable format and in print in their library. They also have free data you can download from their website.

Massachusetts City Governments

City of Boston
Official city government website.

Maps--Boston Redevelopment Authority
Including the Boston Atlas, a mapping application, which has data from many city agencies, including the Assessing Department and the Boston Water and Sewer Commission, plus information from neighboring towns and the state.

Search the Boston Public Library's State & Local Government Documents Database.
It includes documents by Boston city and Massachusetts state government agencies, as well as publications of selected civic groups, research institutions, and public policy organizations. Most publications in the index were published after 1980.

City of Medford
Official city government website.

City of Somerville

Other State Governments and Courts

State Governments - GovSpot.com
General Resources includes links to the official state government website, major state newspapers, and quick facts; the other categories are the branches of government; departments and agencies; elections; law; licenses, permits and records; taxes; and travel and recreation.

State Government & Politics
The University of Michigan Libraries’ website includes links to state governments, including their congressional delegations, government directories, reports, jobs, and salaries; state legislatures; public policy; special subjects; and local government.

50 State Agency Databases
The Government Documents Round Table maintains a list of agency databases for all 50 states and the District of Columbia on its wiki. The databases contain useful information on businesses, licensed professionals, plots of land, and even dates of fish stocking.

State Court Websites

For other State cases see LexisNexis under Legal tab.

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