Everett is a city in Middlesex County,Massachusetts,United States,directly north of Boston,bordering the neighborhood of Charlestown. The population was 49,075 at the time of the 2020 United States Census.
The Massachusetts General Court,formally the General Court of Massachusetts,is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts located in the state capital of Boston. The name "General Court" is a holdover from the earliest days of the Massachusetts Bay Colony,when the colonial assembly,in addition to making laws,sat as a judicial court of appeals. Before the adoption of the state constitution in 1780,it was called the Great and General Court,but the official title was shortened by John Adams,author of the state constitution. It is a bicameral body. The upper house is the Massachusetts Senate which is composed of 40 members. The lower body,the Massachusetts House of Representatives,has 160 members;until 1978,the state house had 240 members. It meets in the Massachusetts State House on Beacon Hill in Boston.
Common Cause is a watchdog group based in Washington,D.C.,with chapters in 35 states. It was founded in 1970 by John W. Gardner,a Republican,who was the Secretary of Health,Education,and Welfare in the administration of President Lyndon Johnson as well as chair of the National Urban Coalition,an advocacy group for minorities and the working poor in urban areas. In its early days,Common Cause focused its efforts on ending the Vietnam War and lowering the voting age from 21 to 18.
The Baltimore riot of 1861 was a civil conflict on Friday,April 19,1861,on Pratt Street,Baltimore,Maryland. It occurred between antiwar "Copperhead" Democrats and other Confederate sympathizers on one side,and on the other,members of Massachusetts and Pennsylvania state militia regiments en route to the national capital at Washington who had been called up for federal service. The fighting began at the President Street Station,spreading throughout President Street and subsequently to Howard Street,where it ended at the Camden Street Station. The riot produced the first deaths of Union volunteers by hostile action,although caused by civilians,in the American Civil War. Civilians among the attackers also were killed.
The Massachusetts State House,also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the New State House,is the state capitol and seat of government for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,located in the Beacon Hill neighborhood of Boston. The building houses the Massachusetts General Court and the offices of the Governor of Massachusetts. The building,designed by architect Charles Bulfinch,was completed in January 1798 at a cost of $133,333,and has repeatedly been enlarged since. It is one of the oldest state capitols in current use. It is considered a masterpiece of Federal architecture and among Bulfinch's finest works,and was designated a National Historic Landmark for its architectural significance.
Therese Murray is an American politician who served as President of the Massachusetts Senate from 2007 to 2015. Murray,a Democrat,was the first woman to lead a house of the Massachusetts General Court. She represented the Plymouth and Barnstable district in the Massachusetts Senate from 1993 to 2015.
John Quincy Adams Brackett was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. A Republican and temperance advocate,he served one term as the 36th governor of Massachusetts,from 1890 to 1891. Born in New Hampshire and educated at Harvard,he practiced law in Boston before entering politics.
Callahan State Park is a public recreation area covering 958 acres (388 ha) mostly in Framingham and Marlborough,Massachusetts,with a small section in the adjoining town of Southborough. The state park is managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation.
The Massachusetts Democratic Party (MassDems) is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in Massachusetts. It is chaired by Steve Kerrigan and is the dominant party in the state,controlling all nine of the state's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,all six elected statewide offices including the governorship,and supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature.
Dwight Foster was an American lawyer and politician from Massachusetts. He served as Massachusetts Attorney General and was an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court.
John H. Rogers is a Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives,representing the 12th Norfolk District since 1992,which includes all of Norwood and parts of Walpole.
Elizabeth A. "Liz" Malia is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A Democrat,she served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from March 1998 to January 2023. She represented the Eleventh Suffolk district,which includes parts of the Boston neighborhoods of Jamaica Plain,Roslindale,Roxbury and Dorchester.
The Boston Municipal Court (BMC),officially the Boston Municipal Court Department of the Trial Court,is a department of the Trial Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,United States. The court hears criminal,civil,mental health,restraining orders,and other types of cases. The court also has an appellate division which reviews questions of law that arise from civil matters filed in the eight divisions of the department.
Christopher M. Markey is an American lawyer and politician serving as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from the 9th Bristol district. A member of the Democratic Party,he was first elected in 2010.
Carol A. Donovan is an American politician who was a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1991 to 2005.
Lindsay Sabadosa is an American activist and politician. She is the first woman to hold the 1st Hampshire district seat in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 13th Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Norfolk County. Democrat Denise Garlick of Needham has represented the district since 2011.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 11th Suffolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of the city of Boston in Suffolk County. Democrat Liz Malia of Jamaica Plain has represented the district since 1998.
The 106th Massachusetts General Court,consisting of the Massachusetts Senate and the Massachusetts House of Representatives,met in 1885 during the governorship of George D. Robinson. Albert E. Pillsbury served as president of the Senate and John Q. A. Brackett served as speaker of the House.
Massachusetts House of Representatives' 15th Norfolk district in the United States is one of 160 legislative districts included in the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court. It covers part of Brookline in Norfolk County. Democrat Tommy Vitolo has represented the district since 2019.
