By Evan Falchuk

I’m attending the annual meeting of the Associated Industries of Massachusetts this morning.  Some good speakers – I will update here and on twitter any interesting insights, especially if there’s anything on health care.

UPDATE: I don’t think anyone can predict the future of the economy.  After listening to a long panel discussion, my only conclusion is:  Every day that goes by, we’re a day closer to the recovery!

I also learned is that 70 of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts don’t have broadband internet access.  That’s pretty amazing in a state as technologically advanced as ours is.  The Lieutenant Governor said the state is spending $40 million to fix this, but there’s no clear time line on when that will be done.

There was no discussion of health care reform.

I was surprised, because the panel was made up of a major employer, the Lieutenant Governor, an economist, and a professor of public policy.  And the audience was made up of dozens of employers of all sizes from across the state.  Plus we live in the state that has done the most comprehensive health care reform of any and we have a Senator at the forefront of this discussion nationally.

Is health care reform not as hot of a topic as the media would have us believe?