Bay State

noun

Origin of Bay State

An Americanism dating back to 1780–90

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As part of the MassEquality coalition, Marc Solomon, a former Senate aide, was working to get Bay State legislators to vote no.
The Real Story Behind the Fight for Marriage Equality | E.J. Graff | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
In the early 1990s, the Bay State adopted a set of smart, coherent standards and well-aligned state tests.
The Incredibly Stupid War on the Common Core | Charles Upton Sahm | April 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He had spent nearly 20 years covering politics in the Bay State, alternating between the Associated Press and the Boston Globe.
From Rick Stengel to David Axelrod, All of the President’s Journalists | Ben Jacobs | September 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The Bay State made it into our elite Top Five in 2010, finishing fifth.
South Dakota Is 2013 Top State for Business | CNBC | July 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
If the Bay State OKs the morally complex measure, it would join Oregon and Washington in allowing Dr. Deaths to practice.
Sex, Drugs, and Ballot Initiatives | John Avlon | November 4, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST

The scenery throughout the region is rugged and attractive, a charming characteristic of the Bay State.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback | Willard Glazier
Its the next best thing to living out hereit really isto live in the Old Bay State, as grandfather calls it.
Wheat and Huckleberries | Charlotte Marion (White) Vaile
Will you succor and protect him as a brother-man—a resident of the old Bay State?
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass | Frederick Douglass
I carried it off as a memento of a delightful June among the hills of the old Bay State.
Little Brothers of the Air | Olive Thorne Miller
At last it was conceded, establishing for all time as a part of the Bay State the beautiful county of Berkshire.
The Loyalists of Massachusetts | James H. Stark

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