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In Massachusetts, Home Rule authority was granted to cities and towns in 1966. Today, almost all states have adopted Home Rule provisions which, to varying degrees, are intended to enhance self-governance for cities, towns and counties.
Still, if the state constitutional grant of home rule amounted only to the con- ferral of the home rule charter-making power, it would not be surprising to find, as we did, that many local officials regard home rule in Massachusetts as weak.
Palmer is a city in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 12,448 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. Palmer adopted a home rule charter in 2004 with a council-manager form of government.
The Massachusetts Municipal Management Association’s monthly meeting on Sept. 17 explored the origins of home rule in Massachusetts and the ways it is being used today.
The National League of Cities (NLC) and the Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) convened a group of state-and-local-government legal scholars in the fall of 2018 to begin a comprehensive examination of home rule. This working group, led by Fordham Law School Professor Nestor Davidson, included Professor Richard Brifault, Columbia Law School; Professor Paul Diller, Willamette University ...
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Home Rule grants cities the power to act without state authorization.1 It also provides them with protections from state interference.2 The scope of these powers and protections have long been unclear.3 But, given recent events, one might assume that a renewed debate over Home Rule is fast approaching. Cities today are increasingly at the forefront of controversial policy disputes, addressing ...
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Dec 31, 2023 · In addition to the Home Rule Amendment, the Massachusetts state legislature has enacted various laws that govern municipal authority to regulate. Chapter 43B of the Annotated Laws of Massachusetts, titled the Home Rule Procedures Act, contains many of these provisions.
