Charles Chieppo

Charles Chieppo is a research fellow at the Ash Center of the Harvard Kennedy School and the principal of Chieppo Strategies, a public policy writing and advocacy firm.


Recent Articles


  • How a Federal Law Trumps Cost-Effective Transit
  • By threatening to withhold mass transit funds, Washington is preventing California from realizing savings from its pension reforms. It isn't the first time special interest legislation has stood in the way of cheaper government.
  • 2 Comments

  • The Civil Service We Need
  • Merit-based hiring systems in government are more than a century old, and some of them make managing the public workforce absurdly difficult and complicated. They need to be updated for the modern era.
  • 6 Comments





  • A Win for Public-Pension Transparency
  • Information about the pensions for employees of greater Boston's transit agency has been hidden from the public. Now it's a matter of public record.

  • The Puck Stops Here
  • Investing in sports teams and stadiums is usually a bad deal for cities. Glendale, Ariz.'s multimillion-dollar bet on its hockey team looks like one for the penalty box.
  • 1 Comments




  • Phoenix's Route to Pension Armageddon
  • Some police and firefighters are getting hundreds of thousands of dollars in pension payouts, draining the city's finances and helping to shrink the public-safety workforce. Pension benefits need to be tied to contributions.
  • 10 Comments


  • Illinois' Public-Pension Dilemma
  • State lawmakers moving to fix the nation's worst-funded pension system have a choice: a plan that saves a lot of money or one that might survive a court challenge.
  • 13 Comments


GOVERNING MAGAZINE CURRENT ISSUE

GOVERNING in the states and localities provides intelligence and analysis on management, policy and politics to help guide and inspire innovative leaders across state and local government.







© 2011 e.Republic, Inc. All Rights reserved.    |   Privacy Policy   |   Site Map