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The first wave of home rule reform in the United States started in 1875 and lasted through the 1930s. Massachusetts missed this first wave, but it joined other states in passing a constitutional guarantee of home rule in a second wave of adoptions that began in the post-World War II era.
Section 2 of the Home Rule Amendment, provides: "[a]nycity or town . . . [has] the power to adopt or revise a charter or to amend its existing charter . . . [the provisions of which] shall not be inconsistent with the constitution or any laws enacted by the general court in conformity with the powers reserved to the general court by section eight."
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region to find out how home rule functions in practice. The results suggest that the standard story about home rule in Massachusetts is largely a myth. Indeed, promising but largely overlooked avenues for regional reform exist that would involve expanding—rather than limiting—home rule. Among the report’s key findings are: 1.
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Ratified in 1966, the Home Rule Amendment to the Massachusetts Constitution (Article 89) explicitly provides that every city or town in the Commonwealth is entitled to a charter and outlines the process for the adoption, revision and amendment of a charter.
Aug 6, 2021 · The American Housing Act of 1949 greatly expanded the federal government’s role in housing. It included significant funding and authorized the use of eminent domain to clear slums, paving the way for urban renewal in the subsequent decades. By 1974, 2,100 urban renewal projects covering 57,000 acres had been completed.
Author: Alvin D. Sokolow. Also referred to as local control, community autonomy, and self-governance, home rule is the principle that local governments in the American federal system should possess a high degree of discretionary authority in serving their communities. The contrast is with strong state government control over community public ...
Apr 24, 2020 · The first idea is that the 1953 reform mostly got it right, when it comes to the basic question of what local governments are competent to do. We need to reaffirm and reinforce the basic default—that cities should be able to tackle the full range of problems they’re facing. The second principle is that we need to pay particular attention to ...
