Tina Trenkner

Recent Articles

• A Simple Way to Explain Health Care Reform
• Sep 22, 2010
• Does thinking about health care reform make your head hurt? A video by the Kaiser Family Foundation makes things easy.
• 2 Comments

• New York Illegal Sublet Law Affects Vacation Rentals
• Sep 1, 2010
• A clarification in New York's housing laws targets illegal hotel operators -- and apartment owners.
• 14 Comments

• Enrolling Childless Adults in Medicaid
• Aug 12, 2010
• A report from the Kaiser Family Foundation can help states prepare to enroll and care for childless adults that will be eligible for Medicaid in 2014.

• Finding Public Officials' Salary Info
• Aug 4, 2010
• If citizens wanted to find out how much money their public officials make, just how easy is it for them to find this information?
• 3 Comments

• Seattle Tackles Broadband
• Jul 30, 2010
• Seattle is considering building its own fiber-to-the-home network. Should the city get involved when its residents are already connected?
• 1 Comments

• Taking a Swipe at Card-Swiping Fees
• Jul 30, 2010
• A growing source of profit for card companies took a hit in Vermont.

• Wireless Takes San Francisco to Court
• Jul 28, 2010
• A new city ordinance requiring retailers to display how much radiation cell phones give off is causing quite a stir with the wireless industry.
• 2 Comments

• Protecting Student Test Scores From Recruiters
• Jun 30, 2010
• A new Maryland law prohibits schools from sending test scores to military recruiters. It might protect student privacy, but prevent career discovery.
• 1 Comments

• Paying for Lost Time
• Jun 1, 2010
• What is the responsibility of states to innocent people wrongly convicted of a crime?

• 'Race' Deja Vu
• Jun 1, 2010
• If the education news you read over the last 24 hours sounds familiar, it's because of a January and June deadline for Race to the Top.

• Growing Green Jobs for Vets
• May 27, 2010
• Training veterans in urban forestry provides them with job skills and a potential career. It also helps Denver get a little closer to its goal of planting 1 million trees.

• Nashville's ReBuild Clinics
• May 20, 2010
• Nashville residents affected by flash floods have a day dedicated for meeting with a team of volunteer advisers on how to create a rebuilding and recovery plan.

• Ethics Codes: Too Long? Too Short?
• May 19, 2010
• Does the length of an ethics code affect how much it can help public employees? An assistant city manager in California responds.

• Scanning Drivers Licenses at the Polls
• May 10, 2010
• Scanning driver's license bar codes to check-in voters could minimize the amount of time waiting at the polls.
• 1 Comments

• Solving Two Problems with One Program
• May 6, 2010
• A partnership in Maine could help repair homes and provide disadvantaged workers with career training.