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Amanda Renteria, CEO of Code for America

Amanda Renteria leads Code for America as CEO, guided by a deep belief in public institutions and the promise of opportunity. She has led the organization in modernizing safety-net systems across states, launched innovative resources to combat child poverty, and streamlined services that impact mil…

Can These Ideas Actually Fix Government? Meet the Big Ideas in Season 2

What does it look like when bold ideas become reality? Season 2 of The Government Fix goes inside solutions already changing lives—from sealing criminal records and building wealth from birth to reducing energy bills and rethinking how democracy works. Host Amanda Renteria speaks with experts and e…

How Criminal Records Hold Millions—and the Economy—Back

What happens when a mistake from years ago keeps standing between someone and a job, a home, or even volunteering at their child’s school? In this episode, The Government Fix talks with Dr. Sheena Meade, CEO of the Clean Slate Initiative, about the growing bipartisan movement to automatically seal …

E81: Code for America’s Amanda Renteria on Modernizing Benefits—and Using AI Without Harming People

On Gov Tech Today, host Jennifer Saha talks with Amanda Renteria, CEO of Code for America, about bridging technology and government to help residents access safety-net benefits like food assistance, school lunch programs, healthcare, SNAP, and Medicaid. Renteria argues modernization should start wi…

The Plug-In Solar Movement That Could Lower Your Energy Bills

What if lowering your electric bill was as easy as plugging something into the wall? Utah State Rep. Ray Ward joins The Government Fix to explain the surprisingly simple idea behind plug-in solar: small solar panels that can power your home or apartment  without contractors, permits, or major renov…

What the Debate About Government Efficiency is Missing

What if the problem with government efficiency is that we're measuring the wrong thing? Civic tech experts Marina Nitze and David Eaves challenge the idea that doing more with less should be government's ultimate goal. From redesigning foster care bureaucracy to preparing public services for AI, th…

A bold plan for transforming access to the US social safety net | Amanda Renteria

Digital public servant Amanda Renteria has seen that the millions of people who rely on government welfare services are often discouraged from seeking them out, frustrated and discouraged by long lines and unnecessarily complicated processes. At Code for America, Renteria is helping develop human-c…

A bold plan for transforming access to the US social safety net | Amanda Renteria

Digital public servant Amanda Renteria has seen that the millions of people who rely on government welfare services are often discouraged from seeking them out, frustrated and discouraged by long lines and unnecessarily complicated processes. At Code for America, Renteria is helping develop human-c…

Should Everyone Be Required to Vote?

Is voting a right, a responsibility—or both? This episode explores one of democracy's most debated ideas: mandatory voting. Political scientist Lisa Hill shares what Australia's decades-long experience with compulsory voting can teach us about voter turnout, public trust, political polarization, an…

239. DEMOCRATS SWEEP CONGRESS: WHAT'S NEXT FOR TRUMP?

What will Trump do next, after a stinging rebuke for him and his Republican party in the midterms? What should the Democrats do with their majorities in the House and Senate? Who had the most surprising victory in last night's Blue Tsunami? Join Katty Kay, Anthony Scaramucci, Ed Elson from Prof …