Scope and Content: The Joint Committee on Education, Arts, and Humanities (Joint Committee on Education to 1988), a standing committee of the Massachusetts General Court, considers all matters concerning education, and other matters referred.  Hearing files are compiled to document hearings, including preparation, hearing proper, and subsequent actions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Files for 1992 lacking
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Scope and Content: The Joint Committee on Election Laws considers all matters concerning elections, election laws, and other matters referred.  It drafts, reviews, and holds hearings on proposed legislation.  Hearing files are compiled to document hearings, including preparation, hearing proper, and subsequent actions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Box 1: 1988-1989; Box 2: 1989-1991
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Scope and Content: The Joint Committee on Federal Financial Assistance, a standing committee of the General Court, considers all matters concerning receipt of aid from the federal government, joint resolutions relative to memorializing the Congress of the United States or other federal agencies or officials, and other matters referred.  It drafts, reviews, and holds hearings on proposed legislation.  Hearing files are compiled to document hearings, including preparation, hearing proper, and subsequent actions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year
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Scope and Content: The Joint Committee on Housing and Urban Development, a standing committee of the General Court, considers all matters concerning housing and urban renewal, subdivision control, condominium laws, the Metropolitan District Commission, and other matters referred.  Hearing files are compiled to document hearings, including preparation, hearing proper, and subsequent actions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
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Scope and Content: The Joint Committee on Human Services and Elderly Affairs, a standing committee of the General Court, considers all matters concerning public welfare, children, the elderly, the handicapped, mental health, drug rehabilitation and control, veterans benefits, alcoholism, the correction system (including administration, prisoners’ rights, furloughs, work release, probation, rehabilitation, and parole), other social service programs, and other matters referred.  It drafts, reviews, and holds hearings on proposed legislation.  Hearing files are compiled to document hearings, including preparation, hearing proper, and subsequent actions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year
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Scope and Content: The Joint Committee on Insurance, a standing committee of the General Court, considers all matters pertaining to insurance, insurance companies, and other matters referred.  It drafts, reviews, and holds hearings on proposed legislation.  Hearing files are compiled to document hearings, including preparation, hearing proper, and subsequent actions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically
Notes: Files for 1991 and 1995 fragmentary
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Scope and Content: The Joint Committee on Public Safety, a standing committee of the General Court, considers all matters concerning the safety of the public, including civil defense, firearms and gun control, fire laws, motor vehicle laws, the Soldiers’ Home, and other matters referred.  It drafts, reviews, and holds hearings on proposed legislation.  Hearing files are compiled to document hearings, including preparation, hearing proper, and subsequent actions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by year, thereunder by hearing date or subject
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Scope and Content: The Joint Committee on Taxation, a standing committee of the Massachusetts General Court, considers all matters concerning raising of revenue for the Commonwealth by means of taxation, certain matters relating to the local property tax, and other matters referred.  Hearing files are compiled to document hearings, including preparation, hearing proper, and subsequent actions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by date of hearing
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Scope and Content: The Joint Committee on the Judiciary, a standing committee of the General Court, considers all matters concerning the judiciary, including salaries and recall of judges, and juries and jury duty (but excluding retirement of judges and salaries and tenure of court clerks and court officers), and other matters referred.  It drafts, reviews, and holds hearings on proposed legislation.  Hearing files are compiled to document hearings, including preparation, hearing proper, and subsequent actions.
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by hearing date
Notes: Series incomplete.  Box 1: 1981-1982.  Box 2: 1982, 1985 (fragmentary), 1987.  Box 3: 1987, 1991
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Scope and Content: The Special Commission Concerning State and County Buildings (commonly known as the Ward Commission) was established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1978. Chaired by John William Ward, it investigated corrupt practices concerning contracts relating to construction of state and county buildings.  Hearing files document its proceedings and related activities.
Arrangement: In two subseries: (1) Hearing files (2) Legal records and court filings. Arranged chronologically by hearing date
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