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Massachusetts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (4436 words) |
 | The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. |
 | The governor is head of the executive branch and serves as chief administrative officer of the state and as commander-in-chief of the Massachusetts' military forces. |
 | The state legislature is formally styled the "Great and General Court" and is manned mostly by Democrats: the Democrats currently maintain a 138-21 advantage over the Republicans in the State House (with one vacancy), and a 34-6 advantage in the State Senate. |
| Whitman v. State Highway Commission of Missouri (13795 words) |
 | U.S. Highway 54 in Miller County, Missouri, is and at all times relevant to this case was a federal-aid primary highway, approved as such by the Federal Highway Administration (or its predecessor, the Bureau of Public Roads) and by the Commission, and is part of the state highway system of Missouri. |
 | The purpose of the 1965 Act was to regulate the use of billboard advertising adjacent to certain highways in the State, and to comply with the requirements of the Beautification Act. |
 | The state highway commission shall give thirty days' notice by certified mail to the owner of the sign, display, or device which is illegal, to remove same if illegal, or to cause it to conform to the provisions of sections 226.500 to 226.600 if it is an authorized sign, display or device. |