Taubman Center for State and Local Government
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@Kennedy_School. Focused on improving state + local governance through developing future leaders, generating big ideas, and helping to implement solutions.
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http://www.hks.harvard.edu/centers/taubman 08-07-2011 17:42:16
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TOMORROW: Join our friends at the Taubman Center for State and Local Government for an important discussion on the promises & pitfalls of #VisionZero:
Calling all government #procurement leaders: The HKS Government Performance Lab released a new publication highlighting the innovative procurement strategies that state + local leaders are employing to increase diversity among their vendors and deliver key services more equitably. Read moreā¬
Should Boston's Gang Database Be Dismantled? Join us & Rappaport Center on June 29 at 4pm ET over Zoom for a #GreaterBostonDebateSeries event discussing this issue, featuring Edward Davis, Adriana Lafaille of ACLU Massachusetts, and moderator Adrian Walker. RSVP: harvard.zoom.us/webinar/registā¦
Ask mayors about how city halls buy goods & services and you're likely to hear a list of complaints. Yet procurement is one of the most important & powerful tools local leaders have. From Jeffrey Liebman in Bloomberg Cities, Four ways to turn procurement into a force for change
Students in the Taubman Center for State and Local Government transition program helped the mayor make the move into office (and the Bengals into the Super Bowl) ken.sc/3tUWD27
Congrats to HKS Government Performance Lab on the launch of the Child & Family Wellbeing Accelerator, an initiative designed to help state and local governments across the country advance reforms that keep families together by preventing crises before they occur.
Upon taking office, Governor Maura Healey & Lt. Governor Kim Driscoll knew how critical & challenging the state-local relationship can be. A new paper from our Visiting Fellow Danielle Cerny explores the the Baker-Polito approach to strengthening state-local partnership. bit.ly/3dUkuKr
Last week, the Taubman Center's #EconomicDevelopment seminar cohort travelled to Vermont to learn about how state & local leaders are tackling economic development challenges and opportunities across the Green Mountain State. Thank you Governor Phil Scott for welcoming our students!
The HKS Government Performance Lab just announced applications for its Homelessness Prevention & Rehousing Accelerator are now open! Learn more about how your jurisdiction can receive pro bono technical assistance from the GPL through this innovative new initiative.
Read the latest publication from HKS Government Performance Lab's alternative 911 emergency response work, a case study exploring how City of Long Beach approached determining which types of 911 calls should be diverted to alternative emergency response teamsā¬ļø
TODAY @ 6pm: Harvard University students are invited to join us for a conversation with Annika Lescott-Martinez, CFO NYCHA. Prior to joining NYCHA, Annika was a Presidential Management Fellow in the Executive Office of the President of the United States. jchs.harvard.edu/calendar/next-ā¦
Great to see Harvard Kennedy School student Aneesa Andrabi and her experience working with the Mayor of Cincinnati through our Transition Term program featured in this article on why diverse representation matters in government! katiecouric.com/news/politics-ā¦
We're excited to announce our 2023 Transition Term cohort of 17 incoming state, county, and city leaders from across the country and 54 Harvard Kennedy School students! Read more about Transition Term in our press releaseā¬ hks.harvard.edu/sites/default/ā¦
It was a privilege to complete a Transition Term Fellowship with Mayor Brett Smiley in Providence this month. A brilliant team with exciting plans for the city. Very much looking forward to returning for WaterFire Providence in the near future!
āA big reason why we have so many uninsured people today in America is that it's difficult to be insured. It doesn't have to be this way.ā - Taubman Center affiliated faculty Mark Shepherd on his new research into health insurance markets. Read moreš hks.harvard.edu/faculty-researā¦
New research from Rappaport Institute for Greater Boston & Taubman Center for State and Local Government affiliated faculty Linda Bilmes & Justin de Benedictis-Kessner: "Can inclusionary zoning be an effective housing policy in Greater Boston? Evidence from Lynn and Revere." Read hereā”ļø bit.ly/3wJM2bs