From The Daily Free Press:

Well-informed, attentive and freethinking students will change Massachusetts, former State Rep. Paul Loscocco, R-Middlesex, said at a lieutenant governor’s debate on Monday.

Loscocco, Independent Tim Cahill’s running mate, joined Lt. Gov. Tim Murray, State Sen. Richard Tisei, R-Wakefield, and Rick Purcell in a forum for the candidates for lieutenant governor at Curry College in Milton.

Challenges to government officials should be made by students now, Tisei, Republican Chalie Baker’s running mate, said.

“[Massachusetts is] losing a lot of our under-40 population, particularly younger people with advanced degrees and advanced skills, to other states because our state is too expensive, it’s not competitive and people don’t think there’s opportunity,” Tisei said.

However, a failure to retain a younger population is not Massachusetts’ only shortcoming, candidates said.

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