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Speaker 2: There is a war in Massachusetts between Republicans and Democrats
Speaker 2: that's been there since they landed on Plymouth Rock a
Speaker 2: few years ago, and all I can say is many
Speaker 2: talk and few do. Mike Knnely joins this Republican candidate
Speaker 2: for governor of Massachusetts, and out of Saint John's, Danvers
Speaker 2: and Dartmouth, he did something really, really unique. He went
Speaker 2: off to save a hugely troubled city system in Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Speaker 2: Were welcome all of ninety two nine and FM in
Speaker 2: Boston and across this nation to somebody who went into
Speaker 2: the trenches and said we need to fix this. Mike Connely,
Speaker 2: what did you learn about fixing the mess in Lawrence,
Speaker 2: Massachusetts that you would bring to the governor.
Speaker 1: Well, it's a great question. I appreciate the chance to
Speaker 1: come on today. As you alluded to, I went to
Speaker 1: college and business school. I had a long career in
Speaker 1: the private equity business, but I decided a dozen years
Speaker 1: ago what I wanted to do was public service, and
Speaker 1: my first job was Lawrence. I joined the team tasked
Speaker 1: with turning around the Lawrence public schools and what I
Speaker 1: learned firsthand is the power of leadership and collaboration and
Speaker 1: the ability to get things done when you put the
Speaker 1: outcome ahead of the politics. And so I joined a
Speaker 1: team that was empowered to make real change through state receivership,
Speaker 1: and we did things like cut the size of the
Speaker 1: bureocracy by forty percent and put those dollars in the classroom.
Speaker 1: There's innovative new programs, and we brought parents and teachers
Speaker 1: and community members together to drive better results for our
Speaker 1: kids and two years who took a high school graduation
Speaker 1: rate from fifty two percent to seventy two percent. So
Speaker 1: it was the power of cutting the bureaucracy, leading with
Speaker 1: leading with results, and bringing people together.
Speaker 2: Mike, I need a three hour conversation. I don't have
Speaker 2: that time. Paul's looking at me saying, ask about Trump.
Speaker 2: Are you better position as governor of a commonwealth to
Speaker 2: take on Donald Trump? Given all the horror stories I
Speaker 2: read in the Boston Globe versus the president democratic.
Speaker 1: Governor, I'm way better positioned than her to work with
Speaker 1: anybody that wants to move our straight forward, including the President.
Speaker 1: And I've said for a long time now, when things
Speaker 1: happen in Washington, the governor heally doesn't like she must
Speaker 1: tell her team get me on TV. I would tell
Speaker 1: my team, get me on a plane and get down
Speaker 1: there and work with the President and his team to
Speaker 1: help do things that are good for Massachusetts. I think
Speaker 1: I'm way better positioned. She built her career by assuing
Speaker 1: Donald Trump. I built my career by working with people
Speaker 1: across all facets of life, all sectors to get things done.
Speaker 1: And that's the same approach I would take as.
Speaker 2: Go Good Morning ninety nine FM in Boston and across
Speaker 2: this nation. Mike Kenneely with US Republican candidate for the Commonwealth.
Speaker 3: Mike, what's the from your perspective, the number one issue
Speaker 3: for the people of Massachusetts and what your policy as
Speaker 3: relates to that.
Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm not sure there's one. But we've articulated three
Speaker 1: pillars of our campaign, which is affordability, opportunity, and better government. Right,
Speaker 1: we've got a cost of living crisis here. People cannot
Speaker 1: afford to live in Massachusetts on the one hand. On
Speaker 1: the other hand, it's not an economic opportunity. We're fifty
Speaker 1: at among the fifty states and job creation in the
Speaker 1: last couple of years, and our education test scores are
Speaker 1: down over the last dozen years, so we're not preparing
Speaker 1: the workforce of the future. And in terms of the
Speaker 1: quality of our government, we have a state government that's
Speaker 1: not fiscally responsible, not accountable, not transparent, and can't manage
Speaker 1: a crisis. So for me, there's never one issue that's
Speaker 1: three affordability, opportunity, and would we call it a government
Speaker 1: you can believe in? And people cannot believe in this
Speaker 1: government today.
Speaker 3: Mike, you talked about number fifty in what I think
Speaker 3: business creation That really shocks me coming from a state
Speaker 3: like Massachusetts. What's going on this.
Speaker 2: The job creation we divors to San Francisco.
Speaker 1: This, I mean it should surprise all of us. We look,
Speaker 1: we're Massachusetts, right, we have leading positions some of the
Speaker 1: most important industries globally, we have great companies, great leaders,
Speaker 1: great communities, and because of Beacon Hill's fail policies, we're
Speaker 1: fifty at them on the fifty states and job creations.
Speaker 1: So we should all look at that and just say, look,
Speaker 1: that is not acceptable, and that's the fault of the
Speaker 1: CEO of the state, and that CEO is more heally,
Speaker 1: so we need a change in leadership.
Speaker 2: Mike, one more question here, we'll get you back on
Speaker 2: as you staggered towards the election. I'm going to go
Speaker 2: to Beth Israel DEACONUS, their center for Virology and vexxine research.
Speaker 2: What would you say right now to Secretary Kennedy about
Speaker 2: the science of Boston, Massachusetts.
Speaker 1: I would say, we have the best science in the world, okay.
Speaker 1: And the reason why my family and I ride the
Speaker 1: panmass Challenge every year, for example, is that our institutions,
Speaker 1: like in that case Dana Farbert you mentioned Bed Israel,
Speaker 1: our institutions get results. So I would tell them what
Speaker 1: you get when you invest in Massachusetts, and you should
Speaker 1: invest here. We are the leader.
Speaker 2: Mike Kennely, thank us so much for Ninetie to Night
Speaker 2: and FM in Boston. Republican candidate the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Speaker 2: for governor, and for all of you across the nation.
Speaker 2: Just a window, Paul, You're right, I was stunned fiftieth
Speaker 2: in job creation. Really, it's like worse expense housing issues
Speaker 2: than New York. In the Tri state area. There's some
Speaker 2: real challenges up there, including the designated hitter position.