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Massachusetts State Government Guide
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is governed in much the same way as the U.S. Federal Government with three branches; Executive, Legislative and Judicial.
Executive Offices
The State of Massachusetts executive offices include; a Governor, a Lieutenant Governor and various Secretaries which head up major divisions within the state's governmental infrastructure.
Massachusetts State House
Room 280
Boston, MA 02133
Phone: (617) 725-4005
Toll Free: (888) 870-7770 (in state)
Fax: (617) 727-9725
TTY: (617) 727-3666
Massachusetts Legislature
The Massachusetts Legislature is comprised of the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate.
Citizens of the Town of Framingham, MA are represented, (at the state government level), in the "House" by two "State Reps", and in the Senate by one State Senator. (These government bodies and elected officials should not be confused with the Congressmen and Senators that represent the State in the legislative branch of the Federal Government).
Public Data
State Agencies
- Abandoned Property
- Administration and Finance, Executive Office for
- Administrative Law Appeals, Division of
- Aeronautics Commission, Massachusetts
- Aeronautics Division
- Affirmative Market Program
- Agricultural Resources, Department of
- Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission
- Appeals Court
- Appellate Tax Board
- Apprentice Training, Division of
- Architectural Access Board
- Archives, Massachusetts
- Asian American Commission
- Attorney General
- Audit Operations, Division of
- Auditor, State
- Banks, Division of
- Bar Counsel, Office of the
- Bar Examiners, Board of
- Bar Overseers, Board of
- Barnstable County Sheriff's Office
- Bays Program, Massachusetts
- Berkshire County Sheriff's Office
- Berkshire District Attorney
- Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
- Blind, Massachusetts Commission for the
- Board of Bar Examiners
- Board of Bar Overseers
- Board of Building Regulations and Standards
- Board of Higher Education
- Board of Library Commissioners
- Board of Registration in Medicine
- Board of Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals
- Board of Review
- Boston Municipal Court Department
- Boxing Commission
- Bristol County Sheriff's Office
- Bristol District Attorney
- Building Regulations and Standards, Board of
- Bureau of Special Investigations
- Bureau of State Office Buildings
- Business Development Corporation, Massachusetts
- Business Development, Massachusetts Office of
- Business and Technology, Department of
- CEDAC
- Cable, Department of Telecommunications and
- Campaign and Political Finance, Office of
- Cape & Islands District Attorney
- Cape Cod Commission, Barnstable County
- Capital Asset Management, Division of
- Care, Department of Early Education and
- Career Services, Division of
- Central Artery Tunnel Project
- Central Massachusetts Regional Planning Commission
- Chelsea Soldiers Home
- Chief Medical Examiner, Office of the
- Child Advocate, Office of
- Child Support Enforcement Unit
- Children and Families, Department of
- Citizen Information Service
- Civil Service Commission
- Clients Security Board
- Coastal Zone Management
- Commission Against Discrimination, Massachusetts
- Commission for the Blind, Massachusetts
- Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Massachusetts
- Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth
- Commission on Judicial Conduct
- Commission on Mental Retardation, Governor's
- Commission on the Status of Women, Massachusetts
- Commission, Asian American
- Commissioner of Probation, Office of the
- Committee for Public Counsel Services
- Commonwealth Corporation
- Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority
- Commonwealth Museum
- Commonwealth, Secretary of the
- Community Development Finance Corporation, Massachusetts
- Community Development, Department of Housing and
- Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation
- Community Services
- Community Services, Division of
- Comptroller, Office of the State
- Conciliation and Arbitration, Board of
- Connector Authority, Commonwealth Health Insurance
- Conservation Services, Division of
- Conservation and Recreation, Department of
- Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation, Department of
- Convention Center Authority, Massachusetts
- Corporations Division
- Correction, Department of
- Council on Housing and Homelessness, Interagency
- Court System, Massachusetts
- Court, Trial
- Criminal History Systems Board
- Cultural Council, Massachusetts
- DMV
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Massachusetts Commission for the
- Deeds, Registries of
- Department of Agricultural Resources
- Department of Business Development
- Department of Children and Families
- Department of Conservation and Recreation
- Department of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation
- Department of Correction
- Department of Developmental Services
- Department of Early Education and Care
- Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
- Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
- Department of Environmental Protection
- Department of Fire Services
- Department of Fish and Game
- Department of Higher Education
- Department of Housing and Community Development
- Department of Industrial Accidents
- Department of Labor
- Department of Mental Health
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Public Safety
- Department of Public Utilities (DPU)
- Department of Revenue
- Department of State Police
- Department of Telecommunications and Cable
- Department of Transitional Assistance
- Department of Transportation, Massachusetts
- Department of Workforce Development
- Department of Youth Services
- Development Corporation, Massachusetts Business
- Development Finance Agency, Massachusetts
- Developmental Disabilities Council, Massachusetts
- Disability, Massachusetts Office on
- Disabled Persons Protection Commission
- Discrimination, Massachusetts Commission Against
- District Attorneys Association, Massachusetts
- District Court Department
- Division of Administrative Law Appeals
- Division of Apprentice Training
- Division of Audit Operations
- Division of Banks
- Division of Capital Asset Management
- Division of Career Services
- Division of Conservation Services
- Division of Ecological Restoration
- Division of Health Care Finance and Policy
- Division of Information Technology Audit
- Division of Insurance
- Division of Labor Relations
- Division of Local Mandates
- Division of Local Services
- Division of Occupational Safety
- Division of Professional Licensure
- Division of Standards
- Division of State Parks and Recreation
- Division of Unemployment Assistance
- Division of Urban Parks and Recreation
- Division of Water Supply Protection
- Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault, Governor's Council to Address
- Dukes County Sheriff's Office
- Early Education and Care, Department of
- Ecological Restoration, Division of
- Economic Development Assistance Corporation, Community
- Economic Development, Executive Office of Housing and
- Education, Executive Office of
- Educational Financing Authority, Massachusetts
- Educational Quality and Accountability, Office of
- Elder Affairs, Executive Office of
- Elections Division
- Elementary and Secondary Education, Department of
- Emergency Management Agency, Massachusetts
- Emergency Telecommunications Board, Statewide
- Employee Relations, Office of
- Energy Facilities Siting Board
- Energy Resources (DOER), Department of
- Energy and Environmental Affairs, Executive Office of
- Environmental Law Enforcement, Office of
- Environmental Police, Massachusetts
- Environmental Policy Act (MEPA), Massachusetts
- Environmental Protection, Department of
- Environmental Trust, Massachusetts
- Essex County Sheriff's Department
- Essex District Attorney
- Ethics Commission, State
- Executive Office for Administration and Finance
- Executive Office of Education
- Executive Office of Elder Affairs
- Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs
- Executive Office of Health and Human Services
- Executive Office of Housing and Economic Development
- Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development
- Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
- Executive Office of Veterans' Services
- Export Center, Massachusetts
- Fire Marshal, Office of the State
- Fire Services, Department of
- Firefighting Academy
- Fish and Game, Department of
- Franklin County Sheriff's Office
- Franklin Regional Planning Commission
- Gay and Lesbian Youth, Commission on
- General Court (Legislature)
- Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS), Office of
- Governor's Commission on Mental Retardation
- Governor's Council
- Governor's Council to Address Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
- Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee
- Governor, Office of the
- Grants and Technical Assistance, Office of
- Group Insurance Commission
- Hampden County Sheriff's Department
- Hampshire County Sheriff's Office
- Hard of Hearing, Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and
- Hazardous Materials Response Program
- Health Care Finance and Policy, Division of
- Health Insurance Connector Authority, Commonwealth
- Health and Educational Facilities Authority (HEFA), Massachusetts
- Health and Human Services, Executive Office of
- Higher Education, Board of
- Higher Education, Department of
- Highway Division
- Highway Safety Bureau, Governor's
- Highway Safety Division
- Historical Commission, Massachusetts
- Holyoke, The Soldiers' Home in
- Homelessness Commission
- Homelessness, Interagency Council on Housing and
- House of Representatives
- Housing Appeals Committee
- Housing Court Department
- Housing Development
- Housing Development, Division of
- Housing Finance Agency, Massachusetts
- Housing Partnership Fund, Massachusetts
- Housing and Community Development, Department of
- Housing and Economic Development, Executive Office of
- Housing and Homelessness, Interagency Council on
- Human Resources Division
- Human Service Transportation Office
- Indian Affairs
- Indian Affairs, Commission on
- Industrial Accidents, Department of
- Information Technology Audit, Division of
- Information Technology Division
- Inspector General
- Insurance, Division of
- Interagency Council on Housing and Homelessness
- International Trade and Investment, Massachusetts Office of
- Joint Labor Management Committee
- Judicial Conduct, Commission on
- Judicial Nominating Commission
- Jury Commissioner, Office of
- Juvenile Court Department
- Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee, Governor's
- Labor Relations Commission
- Labor Relations, Division of
- Labor and Workforce Development, Executive Office of
- Labor, Department of
- Land Court Department
- Legal Counsel, Office of the Governor's
- Legislature (General Court)
- Library Commissioners, Board of
- Library of Massachusetts, State
- Local Mandates, Division of
- Local Services, Division of
- Lottery, State
- MBTA
- Marshal, Office of the State Fire
- Martha's Vineyard Commission
- Mass.Gov
- MassDOT
- MassHealth (Office of Medicaid)
- Massachusetts Archives
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
- Massachusetts Bays Program
- Massachusetts Business Development Corporation
- Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination
- Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
- Massachusetts Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
- Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women
- Massachusetts Community Development Finance Corporation
- Massachusetts Convention Center Authority
- Massachusetts Court System
- Massachusetts Cultural Council
- Massachusetts Department of Transportation
- Massachusetts Development Finance Agency
- Massachusetts Developmental Disabilities Council
- Massachusetts District Attorneys Association
- Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority
- Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency
- Massachusetts Environmental Police
- Massachusetts Environmental Policy Act (MEPA)
- Massachusetts Environmental Trust
- Massachusetts Export Center
- Massachusetts Health and Educational Facilities Authority (HEFA)
- Massachusetts Historical Commission
- Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency (MassHousing)
- Massachusetts Housing Partnership Fund
- Massachusetts National Guard
- Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance
- Massachusetts Office of Business Development
- Massachusetts Office of International Trade and Investment
- Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism
- Massachusetts Office on Disability
- Massachusetts Port Authority (MassPort)
- Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission
- Massachusetts School Building Authority
- Massachusetts Service Alliance
- Massachusetts Sheriffs' Association
- Massachusetts Small Business Development Center
- Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System
- Massachusetts Technology Collaborative
- Massachusetts Technology Development Corporation
- Massachusetts Technology Park Corporation
- Massachusetts Trade Office
- Massachusetts Turnpike Authority (MassPike)
- Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA)
- Massachusetts Workforce Investment Board
- Medicaid, Office of (MassHealth)
- Medicine, Board of Registration in
- Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee
- Mental Health, Department of
- Mental Retardation, Department of
- Mental Retardation, Governor's Commission on
- Merit Rating Board
- Merrimack Valley Planning Commission
- Metropolitan Area Planning Council
- Middlesex District Attorney
- Middlesex Sheriff's Office
- Military Division - Massachusetts National Guard
- Minority and Women Business Assistance, State Office of
- Montachusett Regional Planning Commission
- Motor Vehicles Division, Registry of
- Municipal Development, Division of
- Municipal Police Training Committee
- Museum, Commonwealth
- Nantucket County Sheriff's Office
- Nantucket Planning & Economic Development Commission
- National Guard, Massachusetts
- Natural Resource Damages Assessment and Restoration (NRD)
- Norfolk County Sheriff's Office
- Norfolk District Attorney
- Northern Middlesex Council of Governments
- Northwestern (Franklin & Hampshire) District Attorney
- Occupational Safety, Division of
- Office for Refugees and Immigrants
- Office of Campaign and Political Finance
- Office of Educational Quality and Accountability
- Office of Employee Relations
- Office of Environmental Law Enforcement
- Office of Geographic and Environmental Information (MassGIS)
- Office of Grants and Research
- Office of Grants and Technical Assistance
- Office of Jury Commissioner
- Office of Small Business and Entrepreneurship
- Office of Technical Assistance and Technology (OTA)
- Office of the Bar Counsel
- Office of the Chief Medical Examiner
- Office of the Child Advocate
- Office of the Commissioner of Probation
- Office of the Governor
- Office of the Governor's Legal Counsel
- Office of the Secretary of Public Safety
- Office of the State Comptroller
- Office of the State Fire Marshal
- Old Colony Planning Council
- Operational Services Division
- Parks and Recreation, Division of State
- Parks and Recreation, Division of Urban
- Parole Board
- Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (PRIM Board)
- Pioneer Valley Planning Commission
- Plymouth County Sheriff's Department
- Plymouth District Attorney
- Police Training Committee, Municipal
- Police, Department of State
- Port Authority (MassPort), Massachusetts
- Ports of Massachusetts & Seaport Advisory Council
- Probate and Family Court Department
- Probation, Office of the Commissioner of
- Professional Licensure, Division of
- Property, Abandoned
- Public Counsel Services, Committee for
- Public Employee Retirement Administration Commission
- Public Health, Department of
- Public Housing and Rental Assistance
- Public Housing and Rental Assistance, Division of
- Public Records Division
- Public Safety, Department of
- Public Safety, Executive Office of
- Public Safety, Office of the Secretary of
- Public Utilities (DPU), Department of
- Publications and Regulations, State
- RMV
- Racing Commission, State
- Receiver General, Treasurer
- Records Center, State
- Refugees and Immigrants, Office of
- Regional Planning Agencies
- Regional Transit Authorities
- Registration in Medicine, Board of
- Registration of Hazardous Waste Site Cleanup Professionals, Board of
- Registries of Deeds
- Registry of Motor Vehicles Division
- Rehabilitation Commission, Massachusetts
- Rental Assistance, Division of Public Housing and
- Retardation, Governor's Commission on Mental
- Retirement Board, Massachusetts Teachers
- Retirement, State Board of
- Revenue, Department of
- School Building Authority, Massachusetts
- Secondary Education, Department of Elementary and
- Secretary of Elder Affairs, Office of the
- Secretary of Public Safety, Office of the
- Secretary of Veterans’ Services, Office of the
- Secretary of the Commonwealth
- Securities Division
- Senate
- Service Alliance, Massachusetts
- Sex Offender Registry Board
- Sheriff's Association, Massachusetts
- Sheriff's Department, Essex County
- Sheriff's Department, Hampden County
- Sheriff's Department, Plymouth County
- Sheriff's Department, Suffolk County
- Sheriff's Office, Barnstable County
- Sheriff's Office, Berkshire County
- Sheriff's Office, Bristol County
- Sheriff's Office, Dukes County
- Sheriff's Office, Franklin County
- Sheriff's Office, Hampshire County
- Sheriff's Office, Middlesex
- Sheriff's Office, Nantucket County
- Sheriff's Office, Norfolk County
- Sheriff's Office, Worcester County
- Sheriffs' Association, Massachusetts
- Small Business Development Center, Massachusetts
- Soldiers Home in Holyoke
- Soldiers Home, Chelsea
- Southeastern Regional Planning and Economic Development District
- Standards, Division of
- State 911 Department
- State Auditor
- State Board of Retirement
- State Comptroller, Office of the
- State Ethics Commission
- State Fire Marshal, Office of the
- State House Tours
- State Library of Massachusetts
- State Lottery
- State Office of Minority and Women Business Assistance
- State Parks and Recreation, Division of
- State Police, Department of
- State Publications and Regulations
- State Racing Commission
- State Reclamation and Mosquito Control Board
- State Records Center
- State Transportation Library
- State Universities and Colleges
- Suffolk County Sheriff's Department
- Suffolk District Attorney
- Superior Court Department
- Supreme Judicial Court
- Teachers Retirement Board, Massachusetts
- Technical Assistance and Technology (OTA), Office of
- Technology Collaborative, Massachusetts
- Technology Development Corporation, Massachusetts
- Technology Park Corporation, Massachusetts
- Telecommunications and Cable, Department of
- The Soldiers' Home in Holyoke
- Training Committee, Municipal Police
- Transit Authorities, Regional
- Transit Division
- Transitional Assistance, Department of
- Transportation Authority, Massachusetts Bay
- Transportation Library, State
- Transportation Office, Human Service
- Transportation, Department of
- Travel and Tourism, Massachusetts Office of
- Treasurer and Receiver General
- Trial Court
- Turnpike Authority (MassPike), Massachusetts
- Underground Storage Tank Program
- Unemployment Assistance, Division of
- Universities and Colleges, State
- Urban Parks and Recreation, Division of
- Veterans' Services, Department of
- Veterans' Services, Executive Office of
- Victim Assistance, Massachusetts Office for
- Water Pollution Abatement Trust
- Water Resources Authority (MWRA), Massachusetts
- Water Resources Commission
- Water Supply Protection, Division of
- WebMASSters
- Western and Southeastern Offices
- Wetlands Restoration Program
- Women Business Assistance, State Office of Minority and
- Women, Massachusetts Commission on the Status of
- Worcester County Sheriff's Office
- Worcester District Attorney
- Workers Compensation Advisory Council
- Workforce Development, Department of
- Workforce Development, Executive Office of Labor and
- Workforce Investment Board, State
- Youth Services, Department of
