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Mark Stencel

Former Editor

Mark Stencel was previously GOVERNING's executive editor and deputy publisher. He is currently the managing editor for digital news at National Public Radio.

I have a big idea for Starbucks. OK, it's at least a "tall" idea: a drink-to-own policy. Instead of the frequent-drinker cards offered ...
Ric Cantrell, chief deputy of the Utah state Senate, offered his take last month during a panel I moderated at the National Conference of State Legislatures' annual meeting in New Orleans.
Fairfax County is experiencing what amounts to a crime wave for this generally affluent Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. But is it an actual ...
Some imaginative government offices across the country --  from the L.A. Fire Department to the U.S. Senate -- are experimenting with ways ...
Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley's "intensely statistics-based approach to governance" was the subject of the latest article in Jonathan Walters's ongoing Citizens and Performance ...
Governing recognized Colorado House Speaker Andrew Romanoff as a Public Official of the Year last month for his "unflagging commitment to bipartisan comity," ...
Forget the Hollywood red carpet at tonight's Oscars ceremony. The best spot for political star gazing today was the J.W. Marriott on Pennsylvania ...
Lots of state and local techies are gathering with their federal brethren here in Washington for Government 2.0 Camp, an "unconference" on using technology ...
One of the most expensive flops in television history was "Supertrain", a show about a 200-mile-per-hour, nuclear-powered locomotive -- a landlocked "Love Boat" with celebrity...
The technology staff for Indianapolis and surrounding Marion County recently deployed a sophisticated new piece of hardware - a collaboration tool, known to many carnival-goers...