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.
The Taubman Center for State and Local Government at Harvard Kennedy School Welcomes New Visiting Fellows Fagan Harris and Brandon Tatum
By Nicole Morell, Director of Communications
Interview with Kristi Jones, former Chief of Staff to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper
By Nicole Morell, Director of Communications
Through the Urban Politics Field Lab, Kennedy School students help shape a new vision for Belmont
By Nicole Morell, Director of Communications
Interview with Jayne Millerick, former Chief of Staff to New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu
By Nicole Morell, Director of Communications
Students reflect on the impact and opportunity of state and local programs
By Taubman Center for State and Local Government
Transportation Q+A with Shoshana Lew, Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Transportation
By Nicole Morell, Director of Commununications
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