To biz leaders, governor renews call for housing
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Gov. Charlie Baker
Freshly returned from huddling with his counterparts from across the country in Washington, D.C., Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday briefed the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce on the "enormous commonality" he encountered among governors.
Baker spent the weekend at the National Governors Association winter meeting and said many states are dealing with similar issues like climate change, addiction and trade.
Ratification of a new trade deal with Mexico and Canada is "incredibly important" to many states and their businesses, Baker said. During his breakfast address at the Westin Copley hotel, he told attendees they're likely to see governors "trying to nudge that process forward."
Warning that a lack of housing could drive young workers and families out of Massachusetts, Baker said he will propose a slightly different version of a housing production bill he advocated for last session.
"We are making a grave mistake with respect to creating the kind of future that we all want for the next act and the next generation that comes after us if we don’t do our job and get back to the business of housing production," he said.
Baker's bill did not get a vote in either the House or Senate last session. Noting that Sen. Nick Collins and House Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz were in the audience, Baker jokingly suggested Tuesday the crowd "tackle Collins and Michlewitz and just hold them down" to work on the bill. -
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