State House News Service

The Steward Health Care bankruptcy has shocked Massachusetts' health care system, creating challenges and raising questions about the future of primary care, urgent care, and behavioral health. Join top executives, legislative leaders, regulators, and advocates on Oct. 30 for an SHNS / MASSterList event discussing the system's vulnerabilities and potential policy solutions. Speakers: Lora Pellegrini, Dr. Abha Agrawal, MD, FACP, FACHE, John Fernandez, Steven M. Walsh, Greg Wilmot, and Chris Lisinski (moderator)

A 30-year-old small business owner living in her parents' basement; a city with a 2 a.m. curfew and no happy hour; a quantifiable outmigration of people aged 26 to 45. Those are the realities of a state whose workforce is being forced to face a high cost of living, whose executives are facing a high cost of doing business, and whose young people are facing the squeeze of high housing costs. State officials, business leaders and lawmakers discussed those realities in-depth Thursday at an event looking at the state's economic competitiveness, hosted by State House News Service and MASSterList.

We were honored to host State House News Service, Economic Development Secretary Yvonne Hao, and other distinguished leaders for a crucial discussion on addressing high living costs and enhancing workforce competitiveness in Massachusetts. Engaging conversations like these are essential as we work together to shape a stronger future for our state.

Two terrific State House News Service panels and thoughtful remarks to start off the morning, discussing the many facets of Massachusetts competitiveness and what we can do to keep and grow our workforce, talent and economy. Thanks to some great friends, champions and members for speaking with us today: EOED Secretary Yvonne Hao, Douglas Howgate, Ché Anderson, Senator Julian Cyr, Samuel M. Gebru, Jon Hurst, Senator Barry Finegold, and Lisa Wieland. Associated Industries of Massachusetts remains committed to making our Commonwelath a better place to live and work for all.

MTF President Douglas Howgate participated in this morning’s discussion hosted by State House News Service on Massachusetts' competitiveness and workforce challenges by offering findings from our recent Massachusetts Competitiveness Index. Read the report here: conta.cc/3AXe7Bq #mapoli #workforce #publicpolicy #research

Mass Cultural Council is proud to see our Governing Council member Ché Anderson addressing the policy minds of #mapoli on economic competitiveness trends and insights for Massachusetts this morning at a panel hosted by State House News Service. #PowerOfCulture

 Next week in Boston, we're bringing together lawmakers, business leaders, advocates, and representatives from the emerging workforce for a policy forum that will explore challenges and opportunities to make Massachusetts an even greater place to live and work. Featuring: Yvonne Hao, Douglas Howgate (Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation), Julian Cyr, Ché Anderson, MPA (UMass Chan Medical School), Samuel M. Gebru (Black Lion Strategies), Katie Luczai (Marzae), Diti Kohli, Barry Finegold, John Carey (EG America), Kendalle Burlin O'Connell, Esq. (MassBio), Lisa Wieland (National Grid), Jon Chesto (Eastern Bank, Retailers Association of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Competitive Partnership, Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation, Massachusetts Business Roundtable)

Join us in Boston on September 19 for a policy forum exploring the challenges and opportunities to make Massachusetts an even greater place to live and work 🎟️

NEXT WEEK: Join us for a two-part Meet the Media program that will explore insights from some of Boston’s leading journalists and media figures about what they do, how the landscape is changing, and what the future holds for the news industry in MA. PANEL I: Jon Chesto, Kelly Garrity, Scott Van Voorhis, Samantha Drysdale, Marcela García, and Mike Nikitas (moderator) PANEL II: Dan Kennedy, Ron Mitchell, Bill Forry, Dylan Rossiter, Diti Kohli (moderator) Register: https://lnkd.in/ez2CVCep

NEXT WEEK: Join us and Caregiver Action Network for a conversation with law enforcement, advocates, and others working to address the opioid epidemic and save lives in Massachusetts. Speakers: Steve Tompkins, Christopher Worrell, Marvell Adams Jr., Jay Frasier, Cathy Miles, and Peter J. Howe (moderator)