Among the countless items missing from the State House are two long-lost artifacts last seen in the early 20th century:
MISSING! DE BERDT FAMILYCOAT-OF-ARMS
A DECORATIVE PIECE RESEMBLING THE CREST SEEN HERE, BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN MADE OF WOOD, WAS GIVEN TO GOVERNOR JOHN BATES (1903-1905) IN REMEMBRANCE OF COLONIAL AGENT DENNYS DE BERDT.
MISSING! PORTRAIT OF JOHN ADAMS
THERE IS LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT A MISSING PAINTING OF JOHN ADAMS, SECOND PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND DRAFTER OF THE 1780 MASSACHUSETTS CONSTITUTION.
FOUND! ALL THE WAY IN L.A.
IT APPEARS THAT A MISSING BUST OF EARLY EDUCATION REFORMER CHARLES BROOKS, SCULPTED IN 1842 BY THOMAS CRAWFORD, IS IN STORAGE AT THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART (LACMA).
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Advocates renew push for publicly-financed RI elections, Youth infusion, How much do lobbyists pay to get their way?, More 
- Advocates renew push for publicly-financed RI elections
During a news conference Tuesday afternoon in the State House rotunda, proponents of significantly expanding publicly financed elections in Rhode Island — a concept they call "Fair Elections" — cited a litany of reasons for why it would be good for the Ocean State and its citizens.
- Youth infusion
In DeLeo's restructuring, white, non-Hispanic men older than 45 fell from power in droves.
- How much do lobbyists pay to get their way?
In 2008, corporations spent more than $3 million to hire lobbyists to protect their interests at the Rhode Island State House.
- CVS gripes reach the State House
Change to Win (CtW) is no longer a mere pest buzzing in the ear of CVS management.
- Massholes
Scandal and accusations of corruption are nothing new to Massachusetts state government. Hutchinson was accused of enforcing the much-despised Stamp Act and Tea Act in part because his brother-in-law was stamp master, and two of his sons were designated tea consignees.
- Weakened watchdogs
The ongoing crisis at the Boston Globe shouldn't be troubling just to devotees of the sports pages and "Coupling." Citizens who prize strong coverage of the Massachusetts State House ought to be fretting over the paper's fate, too. With its four-person State House contingent, the Globe has a stronger presence under the Golden Dome than any other major Boston media outlet.
- Missing in action
Good-government advocates often breathe a sigh of relief when the legislature quits Beacon Hill.
- Tapped out
The freedom to vacation before wrapping up vital work is just one perk of holding statewide office.
- Chaos Theory
In less than two weeks, when Massachusetts voters elect Martha Coakley to the US Senate — let's not pretend that Republican state senator Scott Brown has any chance of pulling off the monumental upset — they will trigger a massive domino effect that has the state's political class buzzing with anticipation.
- Bay State's top lobbyists
Nearly everyone in Massachusetts felt the pinch of the recession in 2009 — even Beacon Hill lobbyists had to tighten their belts.
- Anti-solitary campaign expands
As the February 17 State House public hearing approaches on the bill to restrict solitary confinement at the Maine State Prison, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT), which sparked national debate about Abu Ghraib and Guantánamo, has announced its support.
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