Gov. OKs commission to recommend new state seal, motto The Massachusetts state flag flies in front of Boston City Hall. AP FILE PHOTO Published: 1/15/2021 6:10:11 PM BOSTON — Twenty-one of the 24 towns in state Sen. Jo Comerford’s Hampshire, Franklin and Worcester District called for the creation of a state commission to recommend a new or revised state seal and motto. This week, those towns got their wish when, following a multi-year campaign, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a resolve, S 2848, to create a panel that will be tasked with recommending a new or revised seal or motto “to ensure that they faithfully reflect and embody the historic and contemporary commitments of the commonwealth to peace, justice, liberty and equality and to spreading the opportunities and advantages of education.”