Quarterly Policy Roundup: Q2 2026
Over the past quarter, the Roundtable has continued to work closely with the Healey-Driscoll Administration, the Legislature, coalition partners, and our members to advance policies that strengthen the Commonwealth’s economic future. As we enter the final months of the legislative session, the Roundtable remains actively engaged on several major priorities, including health care affordability, statewide graduation requirements, energy, data privacy,…
Roundtable Key Takeaways from the 2026 SBRE Convening in D.C.
Each year the Roundtable staff travels to Washington, D.C. for a convening of state roundtables hosted by the national Business Roundtable (BRT). This year, the 2026 State Business Roundtable Executives (SBRE) brought together state roundtable executives, the national Business Roundtable, federal officials, and policy experts to discuss the evolving national economic, policy, and competitiveness landscape. Since I started at…
Quarterly Policy Roundup: Q1 2026
Over the past quarter, the Massachusetts Business Roundtable has continued to engage with the Administration, Legislature, and coalition partners on key issues shaping the Commonwealth’s economic future. Through our Talent Agenda to Drive Massachusetts’ Competitiveness, we have focused on policies and investments that strengthen our ability to attract, retain, and develop talent while ensuring Massachusetts remains a competitive place to…
Quarterly Policy Roundup: Q3 2025
This quarter, the Roundtable joined our colleagues in the business community in collective efforts to strengthen the state’s competitiveness. This included testimony on harmful legislation around data privacy and GILTI taxes, and our support for the DRIVE initiative. In addition, we partnered on op-eds supporting clean energy and emphasizing the importance of the wind industry to the Massachusetts economy. The Roundtable will continue to…
Quarterly Policy Roundup: Q2 2024
This spring, and during the busiest months of the 2023-2024 legislative session, the Roundtable engaged with external partners, the Healey-Driscoll Administration, and the legislature on a variety of issues impacting our members and the state. Through testimony on the budget, economic development, data privacy, and more, to engaging with the State Workforce Board and MassSkills Coalition, the Roundtable helped to…
Quarterly Policy Roundup: Q1 2024
Over the past three months, the Roundtable has been working with the Healey-Driscoll Administration, the legislature, and external partners on some of the biggest issues impacting the Commonwealth. Through our Talent Agenda, we have framed conversations around the types of policy priorities and investments that help attract, retain, develop, and diversify our Commonwealth’s talent pool and pipeline to meet the…
Black History Month: Reflections from Roundtable Staff
On February 14, in recognition and celebration of Black History Month, Roundtable staff visited the Museum of African American History. This reflective experience involved learning about the history of the abolitionist movement in Boston, the people involved, the community that supported it, and the places where the movement was born. We toured the Abiel Smith School, the state’s first African…
Quarterly Policy Roundup: Q3 2023
Over the past three months, the Roundtable’s policy work has been guided by our Talent Agenda, framed by three pillars: Talent Recruitment and Retention; Talent Development; and Talent Diversity. We have engaged on issues around tax relief, in-state tuition for immigrants, early childhood education, pay equity, apprenticeship, MCAS, and more. Below is a short summary of our activities this quarter: Talent…
Health Equity in Massachusetts and Why it Matters
On Tuesday, June 13th, the Health Equity Compact of Massachusetts convened its first Health Equity Trends Summit. The event brought together over 700 people including leaders in the public and private sector for a public discussion of health equity in the Commonwealth. Key issues discussed include roadblocks and resolutions to address health inequity, the economic case for Massachusetts health equity…
Quarterly Policy Roundup: Q1 2023
At the end of 2022, the Roundtable released a policy framework “A Talent Agenda to Drive Massachusetts’ Competitiveness” focused on talent in three pillars: (1) talent recruitment and retention; (2) talent development; and (3) talent diversity. This Talent Agenda, which is the foundation of the Roundtable’s public policy work, was developed based on the insights, ideas and perspective of members…
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