The governor attended the flag raising ceremony celebrating Pride Month and the 20th anniversary of legal same-sex marriage in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts ratified the U.S. Constitution on February 6, 1788, according to the Census Bureau. Originally, Maine was recognized as a part of the state of Massachusetts, until Maine was admitted ...

The brochure, a copy of which was provided to Popular.info’s Judd Legum by Lawyers for Civil Rights, was so shoddy that it even got the Massachusetts state flag wrong, instead depicting what appears ...

Gov. Maura Healey announced that state and national flags will fly at half-staff in Massachusetts today, May 23 to honor former State Representative and State Senator of Milford, Louis Peter ...

(WJAR) — Massachusetts state officials announced that they are seeking public's ideas for the state's new seal, flag and motto. The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission was ...

The Massachusetts Seal, Flag, and Motto Advisory Commission launched an open call for proposals Thursday. It is the second effort to rethink the state's emblems since 2020, and the first one ...

BOSTON — A Beacon Hill panel wants help from the public to come up with new designs for a state flag and motto, replacing centuries-old imagery that critics say symbolizes ...

BOSTON — Massachusetts is asking residents to help design a new state seal, flag and motto with the aim to reflect the state’s diversity and heritage. The Massachusetts Seal, Flag and Motto ...

The redesign contest included 10 new flag designs, two former state flags and the current one. “Some may call it an SOB — a seal on a bedsheet — and the vexillological community may hate it ...

This design -- a green pine tree on a blue shield, a traditional symbol of Massachusetts since the 17th century -- was used on the reverse side of the state flag from 1908 until 1971, when it was ...

Massachusetts has taken a big step when it comes to addressing the nursing shortage in the state, but some people say it still won’t solve current staffing problems. On Wednesday, Gov. Maura Healey ...

“There are over 300 flags in the Massachusetts State House Battle Flag Collection, and each one has a story to tell,” said Lt. Col. Geoffrey Love, director, historical services, Massachusetts ...