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The Roundtable’s mission is to inform the Commonwealth’s elected and appointed leaders by applying the knowledge, experience, insight and unique managerial perspective of its membership toward the resolution of complex public policy issues. Through testimony and other written communication highlighted here, MBR strives to influence the state’s public policy agenda in focused areas by developing and articulating long-term views, programs and policies that promote the economic and social vitality of Massachusetts.

2009 space  
Transportation Reform Testimony   March
Special Commission on the Health Care Payment System   February
Top Priority: Protect Personal Information through Stakeholder Analysis   January
Joint Committee Letter re: Recommendations of the Transportation Finance Commission—Public Hearing   January
     
2008 space  
Group Letter to Govenor: Workforce Training Fund   November
Group Letter: Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority   October
Press Release on Question 1   October
Massachusetts Tax Repeal Report (Question 1)   October
Group Letter: Funding for Health Care Cost and Quality   October

Standards for the Protection of Personal Information of Residents of the Commonwealth

  October
Use of Road Flaggers and police Details on Public Works Projects  

September

Health Insurance Connector Authority—Public Hearing   September
Determination of Employer Fair Share Contribution   September
Group letter-Supplemental Budget Bill   July
MBR commends Governor and Readiness Project   June
Joint letter re: Combined Reporting Tax Bill   June
Nurse Staffing Ratios—Senate June
Business Leaders on Health Care Cost & Quality Council Advisory Committee   May
MBR Letter to Senate,: Corporate Tax law   May
Business leaders opposition to Ammendment #1193, Nurse staffing ratios   April
House Bill 4499, Corporate Tax Code   March
House Bill 4538, Higher Ed Capital Improvements   March
House Bill 4276, Joint Committee on Health Care Financing Letter   February
Federal Communications Commission Public “En Banc” Hearing on Broadband Network Management Practices   February
     
2007 space  
Statement in Support of 129 CMR 1.00: Uniform Reporting System For Health Care Claims Datasets, Public Hearing   August
Division of Health Care Finance and Policy, Public Hearing   August
Testimony of Alan G. Macdonald; H.451/S284, "An Act of Relative to Educator Quality Throughout the Commonwealth"0common_images/back_blue.jpg   June
STEM Initiative Grant Proposal Letter   May
Study Commission on Corporate Taxation   May
"An Act of Relative to Educator Quality Throughout the Commonwealth" Letter   April
Affordability Standards Letter   April
Joint Committee on Revenue; H.3075 –An Act Relative to The Taxation of Telecommunication Companies   April
MassDevelopment Letter   December
Minimum Credible Coverage Letter    
     
2006    
Corrective Action on Chapter 58, the Health Care Reform Law Letter   July
Division of Health Care Finance and Policy

Consultative Session

  June
Business Community Opposition to H.4965 Letter to the Massachusetts House of Senate   May
Business Community Opposition to H.4965 Letter to the Massachusetts House of Representatives   May
H.4157, “An Act to Improve the Quality of Teaching and Administrative Leadership in the Public Schools Letter to Senate   April
New England Govenmor's Conference Letter   January
Joint Committee on Education Public Hearing   January
     

2005

   
Joint Oversight Hearing on Advanced Technologies in Health Care Letter   May
House of Representatives “Job Growth Listening Tour”   May
Early Childhood Conference Committee Letter   June
Testimony for H.4157, "An Act Relative to Educator Quality Throughout the Commonwealth"   June
H.4157, "An Act Relative to Educator Quality Throughout the Commonwealth" Support Letter   June
"Tax Loophole" Legislation Letter   June
STEM Support Letter   June
BRACC Letter   July
Joint Committee on Health Care Financing and Joint Committee on Financial Services   September
Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies   September
Joint Committee on Higher Education   September
Joint Committee on An Act Establishing Early Education for All   October
Joint Committee on Financial Services   November
“Back to School: The Next Step in Education Reform” A Statewide Listening Tour   November
STEM Conference Committee Letter   November