It's not just Massachusetts. It's part of the "New and effeminate America". Get used to seeing more idiocies like this.
I reckon most in public service in Taxachusettes would rather spend time coming up with such ideas to prevent children from exercising and find ways to raise the burden on the taxpayer than to investigate and correct the corruption and incompetence of the adults for which like, The Big Dig and many many other spending fiasco's hurt a lot more kids than tag ever will.