Tina Trenkner

Recent Articles

• Phoenix Helps Seniors Catch a Cab
• Dec 7, 2009
• The Phoenix Dial-A-Ride program is a city-run program that helps transport senior citizens and people with disabilities. But demand from first-priority ADA-eligible passengers has increased,...

• High on Government
• Dec 1, 2009
• I've been traveling around the country, photographing people and places for GOVERNING, for almost a year now. The obvious location to make pictures of dedicated ...

• Mix Sugar Beet Molasses and Salt Brine, Sprinkle Over Roads.
• Nov 23, 2009
• Many roadway authorities are looking for ways to cut down on the costs to prepare and clear lanes during winter storms. Last week's Idea Center...
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• Gifts that Give Back to the State
• Nov 16, 2009
• Washington State is looking to narrow its budget gap and one way the state is trying to do so can be seen at malls this...

• Checking Newborns for Health Care
• Nov 9, 2009
• A recent New Jersey mandate requires all children to have health insurance. Hospitals statewide are encouraged to enroll uninsured newborns in the state's free or...

• Tracking Ballots via E-mails and Texts
• Nov 2, 2009
• This year, the city and county of Denver sent out 344,000 ballots for a mail-only election on school board representatives and an auto impound ordinance. To...

• Georgia Clears a Path for Legal Adoption of Embryos
• Oct 31, 2009
• A new law in Georgia makes it the first state to clear a legal path for adopting human embryos in much the same way as...

• Cutting Consumption at the Citywide Yard Sale
• Oct 26, 2009
• Photo courtesy of C-Ali, under a Creative Commons license. This past June, Palo Alto, California, hosted its first citywide yard sale, designating a day when...

• Mayors on Playgrounds
• Oct 22, 2009
• St. Petersburg, Florida Mayor Rick Baker was one of the mayors that nonprofit KaBOOM! recognized for creating and updating city playgrounds. Photo courtesy of KaBOOM!...

• One Town's Goal: Add More Years to Lives
• Oct 18, 2009
• There are a few places that are recognized as "blue zones" for having a large number of centenarians -- among them Okinawa, Sardinia, and Loma...

• Tweet Advisory
• Oct 15, 2009
• Need real-time road updates? Unsure if you should boil water -- just to be safe? Check the news, but you may want to check Twitter...

• Green Certification for Tourism
• Oct 7, 2009
• The next time you visit Montauk, New York City or the Finger Lakes, it may be easier to dine or sleep greener. Within the last...

• Economic Competitiveness Teams in Louisiana
• Oct 5, 2009
• In 2008, Louisiana was ranked #22 in Site Selection magazine's Top State Business Climate Rankings, a huge jump from being unranked in 2007. To help strengthen municipalities' ability...

• Green Economies State-by-State
• Oct 1, 2009
• Many economists say that there could be a jobless recovery in the next few years, but development of green economies in the states could create...

• Story Behind the Story On Hiatus This Week
• Sep 29, 2009
• Over the last few days, Governing's office has been buzzing over our Managing Performance conference in Atlanta this week. In lieu of another installment ...