State and Local Perspectives
Welcome to the new State and Local Perspectives blog from the Taubman Center for State and Local Government.
Here you will find practitioner, academic and student perspectives on the most pertinent issues stretching across the state and local borders of government.
Explainer: Understanding the costs (and benefits) of making public transportation free
By Samantha Silverberg MPP 2012, Taubman Center Visiting Fellow
Interview with Miro Weinberger MPP/UP 1998, Taubman Center Visiting Fellow
By Nicole Morell, Director of Communications
2025 Elections Prioritize Infrastructure Investment
By Samantha Silverberg MPP 2012, Taubman Center Visiting Fellow
Students Reflect on the 2025 Rural Economic Development Trek to New Hampshire
By Nicole Morell, Director of Communications
Economic Development Q+A: Nathan Ohle, President and CEO of International Economic Development Council
By Nicole Morell, Director of Communications
From 0 to 100: Transition Term in North Carolina
By Jessica Bolin MPP 2025, Brian Camp MBA/MPP 2027, and Cameron Davis MPA 2026
Explainer: Health insurance subsidies, the government shutdown, and state and local impacts
By Associate Professor of Public Policy Mark Shepard
From Cambridge to Carson City: An HKS Student’s Legislation for Nevada’s Care Workers
By Amy Mahler, Director of Government Engagement
Interview with Samantha Silverberg MPP 2012, Taubman Center Visiting Fellow
By Nicole Morell, Director of Communications
Harvard Kennedy School Students Embrace Transitions
By Amy Mahler, Director of Government Engagement
Reflections on Rural Economic Development | A Journey Through Vermont
By Dorothy Abreu (MC/MPA ‘25) and Liz Valdez (MPP '26)
New Research | An Economic Analysis of the Childcare and Early Education Market in Massachusetts
By Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston Team
Part-Time Economic Developer and Conductor – How Growing an Economy Can Resemble Leading an Orchestra
By Laura DiBella, Adams and Reese LLP
Navigating the Path of Local Economic Development: Three Essential Lessons
By Natalie Madeira Cofield, President & CEO, Association for Enterprise Opportunity
How Cities are Approaching Alternative Emergency Response Implementation
By Government Performance Lab Team