It looks like Massachusetts will be getting a brand new state seal and motto. The current state seal has been in place since 1898. It depicts a Native American standing under an arm wielding a ...

A state panel tasked with developing alternatives to the current Massachusetts state seal and motto disbanded Nov. 15, according to The Boston Globe.

The state’s Latin motto that translates as, "By the sword we seek peace, but peace only under liberty," dates to about 1659 and is attributed to English politician Algernon Sydney, according to ...

The current seal that appears on state flags, which dates to the late 19th century, features a depiction of a Native American man beneath a colonist’s arm brandishing a sword, ...

A panel created in 2021 to come up with a new Massachusetts state seal and motto has disbanded, according to The Boston Globe, however it failed to provide a definitive replacement for either.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. BOSTON — The commission appointed to come up with a new state seal and ...

The special commission tasked by the Mass. Legislature with rethinking Massachusetts' state seal and motto is wrapped its work Tuesday without recommending specific replacements for either. Still, ...

Six months ago, members of a special commission unanimously agreed that Massachusetts should replace its state seal and motto. Now, time is running out for them to recommend what those replacements ...

Commission examining Mass. state motto and seal concludes work without recommendation 00:27. BOSTON – After more than two years of work, the commission examining the Massachusetts state seal and ...

The seal and motto of Massachusetts should change, according to the commission responsible for making recommendations on the controversial image and phrase. “It’s a reflection of centuries of ...

CBS News Boston Live. By MARK PRATT Associated Press . BOSTON (AP) - The commission appointed to come up with a new state seal and motto for Massachusetts to replace the current ones that critics ...