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Charles Chieppo is the principal of Chieppo Strategies, LLC, a public policy writing and advocacy firm. He is also a research fellow at the Ash Center of Harvard Kennedy School, where he is contributing editor to the “Better, Faster, Cheaper” blog on Governing.com.

From 2003 to 2005, Chieppo served as policy director in Massachusetts’ Executive Office for Administration and Finance, where he led the Romney administration’s successful effort to reform the commonwealth’s public construction laws,…

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The Trump problem in Massachusetts – The Boston Globe

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By Abdallah Fayyad, Joan Vennochi, Charles Chieppo
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Minogue would be wise to focus on state politics, not Trump policies By Abdallah Fayyad Moderate Republicans have become a rare breed in Massachusetts. President Trump and his politics loom large in the state, and his polarizing actions have only strengthened the Democrats’ grip on power. Since former governor Charlie Baker, a Republican, left office, the GOP has been effectively locked out of state government, and there’s little reason to believe that’s going to change anytime soon.
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Because of one bad policy move after another, Massachusetts has been backsliding on education for more than a decade. We will face up to this reality and change course?   - CommonWealth Beacon

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By Charles Chieppo, Jamie Gass
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NEW MCAS RESULTS reveal that the performance of Massachusetts public-school students remains far below pre-pandemic levels and shows few signs of improvement. The data follow National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores released earlier this year in which the Commonwealth’s students scored at a 20-year low.
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Without a watchdog, T operating costs spiral

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By Charles Chieppo
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SINCE ITS collapse into the snows of February 2015, the MBTA has ramped up capital spending on much-needed maintenance and repairs to move the agency closer to a state of good repair. The capital investment was long overdue. But since the Fiscal and Management Control Board established in 2015 to oversee MBTA finances was dissolved six years later, operating costs have spiraled. Addressing out-of-control costs will require the reinstatement of an operating budget watchdog like the FMCB.
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