Here are some recent stories:
Open Season in Massachusetts | Internetnews.com
Editor's Note: Free as in... Vista? | LinuxToday.com
Kicking the Microsoft Office habit | Arnet.com
A Month Without Microsoft Office | PC World
Are government agencies serious about open source? | LinuxWorld
Plan by 13 Nations Urges Open Technology Standards | New York Times
Massachusetts mandates open-format docs, edges toward Linux | DesktopLinux.com
Massachusetts Embraces Open Source | CIO Today
Massachusetts' Move to Open Format Is Closed-Minded | eWeek
Massachusetts plan puts political pressure on Microsoft | Computer Business
Should more public agencies heed Massachusetts' OpenDoc policy? | ZDnet
Massachusetts Weighs Dropping Office for Open Alternative | Ecommerce Times
Massachusetts ditches Microsoft for open source | Silicon.com
Massachusetts turns its back on Microsoft | MSNBC
Microsoft Blasts Massachusetts' New XML Policy | InformationWeek
Lights out in Massachusetts for Microsoft | Channel Register
Massachusetts to adopt 'open' desktop | CNet
Tussle over Office format | Seattlepi.com
Open Source of Our Discontent? | Fast Company
Massachusetts Explains Legal Concerns for Open Documents | Slashdot.org
MA proposal puts Microsoft on defensive | Financial Times
US state plans to abandon Microsoft Office | Computerworld
State may drop Office software | Boston Globe
US state plans to ditch Microsoft software - report | Forbes.com
There is also a ton of response in the blogosphere as can be seen on Technorati, Blogpulse and Blogdigger.
Early last year Government Technology ran a story about Massachusetts adopting open standards entitled: The Open Road.
