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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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This publication, “Principles of Home Rule for the Twenty-First Century,” represents the culmination of a year-long process of research, drafting, outreach, and refinement. The principles are a hopeful vision for the future of state-local relations, grounded in the lessons of more than 130 years of experience with home rule.
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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.
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adoption of the Home Rule Amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1966. The procedures for creation of a charter commission are outlined in Massachusetts General Laws, (M.G.L.) Chapter 43B (see DHCD publication, The Home Rule Amendment and the Home Rule Procedures Act*). In summary, any city or town, upon petition ...
the existence of that authority.31 As with Dillon’s Rule, home rule authority varies among states, and state law defines the nature and scope of a locality’s authority under this rule.32 The following cases illustrate how home rule authority enables localities to take the initiative to address public health measures tailored to their needs.
