Tina Trenkner

Recent Articles

• Baltimore Police Chief Bealefeld to Retire in August
• May 4, 2012
• Baltimore Police Commissioner Frederick Bealefeld announced Thursday night that he will retire after 31 years with the police force, reports the Baltimore Sun.

• Report: Favorability Ratings for State, Local Gov't Remain Positive
• Apr 26, 2012
• A new report from the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press finds that Americans continue have more favorable views of their state and local government, contrasting greatly with their views on the federal government.
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• Mobile App Lets Parents Instantly Know About Student Absences
• Apr 25, 2012
• Three New York schools could soon pilot a new program developed by NYU graduate students.

• Tax Incentives Report: Half of States Not Evaluating Their Efficacy
• Apr 12, 2012
• Half of the states and Washington, D.C. do not have effective methods for evaluating tax incentives for economic development, according to a new report by the Pew Center on the States.

• Chicago Suburb Considers 'Redbox for Readers'
• Mar 8, 2012
• Libraries in areas like LaGrange, Ill., are considering implementing self-service kiosks, potentially making media available to patrons, even after hours.

• Chicago Suburb Considers 'Redbox for Readers'
• Mar 8, 2012
• Libraries in areas like LaGrange, Ill., are considering implementing self-service kiosks, potentially making media available to patrons, even after hours.

• Connecticut Gov. Malloy on His Fixes for Budgets, Benefits, Jobs
• Jan 31, 2012
• Budget holes, public sector benefits and job creation: these are issues everyone governor is grappling with. Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy has made considerable progress on each of them, explaining his approach during a lunchtime keynote speech Tuesday.

• L.A. Councilman Curbs the ‘Mansionization’ of Studio City
• Jan 31, 2012
• Paul Krekorian crafted a compromise to curb the building of large homes on small lots that satisfies all stakeholders.

• No Second Term for N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue
• Jan 26, 2012
• North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue's campaign committee released a statement Thursday afternoon that she will not seek a second term.

• Report: American Press Freedom Declines Due to Occupy Arrests
• Jan 25, 2012
• The United States has dropped 27 spots in Reporters Without Borders 10th annual World Press Freedom Index, now ranking at 47th in the world for press freedom.

• Oakland Mayor Jean Quan to Disable Facebook Page
• Dec 15, 2011
• Mayor Jean Quan announced on Facebook Thursday that her mayoral page will be disabled.

• Gabe Klein Pursues a Pedestrian-Friendly Message in Chicago
• Nov 30, 2011
• After instituting new bike lanes and one of the nation’s largest bikeshare programs in D.C., Klein hopes to have similar success as Chicago’s new transit chief.

• Fighting for Union Equality in Wisconsin
• Sep 30, 2011
• Even though Gov. Scott Walker left public safety employees out of his attack on unions, the president of the Madison fire fighters union protested as if it were his own.
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• Florida’s Unlikely Emergency Management Director
• Aug 31, 2011
• Many are watching to see how former Wal-Mart executive Bryan Koon will adapt his private-sector knowledge to aiding the Sunshine State.

• Director of D.C. Lottery Attempts to Go Online
• Jul 29, 2011
• Washington, D.C., hopes to roll out the nation’s first online intrastate casino. Buddy Roogow is leading the way.